diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 987b4674fa5..55c0909c225 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Filter staled pull requests for announcement
         id: filter-prs
         uses: actions/github-script@v9
+        env:
+          input: ${{steps.stale.outputs.staled-issues-prs}}
         with:
           script: |
-            return JSON.parse(`${{steps.stale.outputs.staled-issues-prs}}`)
+            return JSON.parse(process.env.input)
                        .filter(issue => !!issue.pull_request)
                        .map(pr => ({
                         title: pr.title,