diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 6c672da..ff8eeae 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
   # RELEASE — dev/beta/release tags (skip test)
   # ====================================================================
   release:
-    if: "!contains(gitea.ref_name, 'test') && !failure()
+    if: "!contains(gitea.ref_name, 'test') && !failure()"
     needs: [build-server-core, build-device-agent, build-dashboard, build-docs]
     uses: ./.gitea/workflows/release_call.yaml
     with: