diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ce4fc5f..c8725c7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -298,11 +298,12 @@ jobs:
           require_scope: false
 
       - name: Check PR title length
+        env:
+          TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
         run: |
-          title="${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
-          title_length=${#title}
+          title_length=${#TITLE}
           if [ $title_length -gt 72 ]
           then
             echo "PR title is too long (greater than 72 characters)"
             exit 1
-          fi
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+          fi