diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 45b840c..6491987 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ jobs:
                     oldBioSimVersion=${{ steps.latest_release_info.outputs.tag_name }}
                     echo "oldBioSimVersion=$oldBioSimVersion"
                     
-                    if [ $oldBioSimVersion < $bioSimVersion ] && [ -z ${{ steps.get-tagged-version.outputs.version }} ]; then
+                    if [ "$oldBioSimVersion" < "$bioSimVersion" ] && [ -z ${{ steps.get-tagged-version.outputs.version }} ]; then
                         echo "needDeploy=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
                         echo "Deploy will be performed!"
                     else
                         echo "needDeploy=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
                         echo "Deploy will NOT be performed:"
                         # Get an idea of why we will not deploy
-                        if [ $oldBioSimVersion < $bioSimVersion ]; then
+                        if [ "$oldBioSimVersion" < "$bioSimVersion" ]; then
                             echo "Version is not newer than existing version"
                         fi
                         if [ -z ${{ steps.get-tagged-version.outputs.version }} ]; then