diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtime_prereleases.yml b/.github/workflows/runtime_prereleases.yml
index c3502b91fc9be..ee340e079f3d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runtime_prereleases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtime_prereleases.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
             --skipTests \
             --tags=${{ inputs.dist_tag }} \
             --onlyPackages=${{ inputs.only_packages }} ${{ (inputs.dry && '') || '\'}}
-            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry'}}
+            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry' || '' }}
       - if: '${{ inputs.skip_packages }}'
         name: 'Publish all packages EXCEPT ${{ inputs.skip_packages }}'
         run: |
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ jobs:
             --skipTests \
             --tags=${{ inputs.dist_tag }} \
             --skipPackages=${{ inputs.skip_packages }} ${{ (inputs.dry && '') || '\'}}
-            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry'}}
+            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry' || '' }}
       - if: '${{ !(inputs.skip_packages && inputs.only_packages) }}'
         name: 'Publish all packages'
         run: |
           scripts/release/publish.js \
             --ci \
             --tags=${{ inputs.dist_tag }} ${{ (inputs.dry && '') || '\'}}
-            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry'}}
+            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry' || '' }}
       - name: Notify Discord on failure
         if: failure() && inputs.enableFailureNotification == true
         uses: tsickert/discord-webhook@86dc739f3f165f16dadc5666051c367efa1692f4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtime_releases_from_npm_manual.yml b/.github/workflows/runtime_releases_from_npm_manual.yml
index 51e38439553de..f164e9f080660 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runtime_releases_from_npm_manual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtime_releases_from_npm_manual.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
             --tags=${{ inputs.tags }} \
             --publishVersion=${{ inputs.version_to_publish }} \
             --onlyPackages=${{ inputs.only_packages }} ${{ (inputs.dry && '') || '\'}}
-            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry'}}
+            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry' || '' }}
       - if: '${{ inputs.skip_packages }}'
         name: 'Publish all packages EXCEPT ${{ inputs.skip_packages }}'
         run: |
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
             --tags=${{ inputs.tags }} \
             --publishVersion=${{ inputs.version_to_publish }} \
             --skipPackages=${{ inputs.skip_packages }} ${{ (inputs.dry && '') || '\'}}
-            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry'}}
+            ${{ inputs.dry && '--dry' || '' }}
       - name: Archive released package for debugging
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: