diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_prerelease_dependencies.py b/.github/scripts/check_prerelease_dependencies.py
index 1d4703e48acbd..abe3bf3027259 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check_prerelease_dependencies.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_prerelease_dependencies.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     toml_file = sys.argv[1]
 
     # read toml file
-    with open(toml_path, "rb") as file:
+    with open(toml_file, "rb") as file:
         toml_data = tomllib.load(file)
 
     # see if we're releasing an rc