diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 34c017e2d..1bb3f14b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ jobs:
         tools: ${{ matrix.tools }}
     # confirm steps.init.outputs.codeql-path points to the codeql binary
     - name: Print CodeQL Version
-      run: "$CODEQL" version --format=json
+      run: >
+        "$CODEQL" version --format=json
       env:
         CODEQL: ${{steps.init.outputs.codeql-path}}
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis