diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
index e9b4dad9b..6c288ad26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           cd ..
           pip download vizro==${{needs.check-version.outputs.package_version}} -d . --no-deps --timeout 300
           pypi=$(md5sum vizro-${{needs.check-version.outputs.package_version}}-py3-none-any.whl)
-          if [ $local = $pypi ]; then; echo "md5 hash is the same"; else; echo "md5 hash is not the same" exit 1; fi;
+          if [[ $local = $pypi ]]; then echo "md5 hash is the same"; else echo "md5 hash is not the same"; exit 1; fi
 
   version-bump:
     needs: [check-version, build-publish]
diff --git a/vizro-core/changelog.d/20231110_122219_alexey_snigir_check_release_fix.md b/vizro-core/changelog.d/20231110_122219_alexey_snigir_check_release_fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1f65e73c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vizro-core/changelog.d/20231110_122219_alexey_snigir_check_release_fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<!--
+A new scriv changelog fragment.
+
+Uncomment the section that is right (remove the HTML comment wrapper).
+-->
+
+<!--
+### Highlights ✨
+
+- A bullet item for the Highlights ✨ category with a link to the relevant PR at the end of your entry, e.g. Enable feature XXX ([#1](https://github.com/mckinsey/vizro/pull/1))
+
+-->
+<!--
+### Removed
+
+- A bullet item for the Removed category with a link to the relevant PR at the end of your entry, e.g. Enable feature XXX ([#1](https://github.com/mckinsey/vizro/pull/1))
+
+-->
+<!--
+### Added
+
+- A bullet item for the Added category with a link to the relevant PR at the end of your entry, e.g. Enable feature XXX ([#1](https://github.com/mckinsey/vizro/pull/1))
+
+-->
+<!--
+### Changed
+
+- A bullet item for the Changed category with a link to the relevant PR at the end of your entry, e.g. Enable feature XXX ([#1](https://github.com/mckinsey/vizro/pull/1))
+
+-->
+<!--
+### Deprecated
+
+- A bullet item for the Deprecated category with a link to the relevant PR at the end of your entry, e.g. Enable feature XXX ([#1](https://github.com/mckinsey/vizro/pull/1))
+
+-->
+<!--
+### Fixed
+
+- A bullet item for the Fixed category with a link to the relevant PR at the end of your entry, e.g. Enable feature XXX ([#1](https://github.com/mckinsey/vizro/pull/1))
+
+-->
+<!--
+### Security
+
+- A bullet item for the Security category with a link to the relevant PR at the end of your entry, e.g. Enable feature XXX ([#1](https://github.com/mckinsey/vizro/pull/1))
+
+-->