diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
index 52cb66484..39c319e5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ jobs:
 
           body="$COMMENT_MARKER
           ⚠️ CHANGELOG.md has been modified in this PR. Please do not modify CHANGELOG.md directly.
-          Instead, create a change-note file in `unreleased-change-notes/`. The CHANGELOG.md
+          Instead, create a change-note file in \`unreleased-change-notes/\`. The CHANGELOG.md
           file will be automatically generated from those change-notes.
           See [unreleased-change-notes/README.md](unreleased-change-notes/README.md) for more information."
           gh api --method POST "repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/issues/$PR_NUMBER/comments" --field body="$body"