diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-on-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release-on-tag.yml
index 91306242..da5bcb32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-on-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-on-tag.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@ jobs:
                 repo: context.repo.repo,
                 tag: context.ref.replace('refs/tags/', ''),
               })
-              outputs.release_exists = 'true'
+              return { release_exists: 'true' }
             } catch (error) {
               if (error.status === 404) {
-                outputs.release_exists = 'false'
+                return { release_exists: 'false' }
               } else {
                 throw error
               }
             }
+          result-encoding: string
 
       - name: Create Release
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.release_exists == 'false'
@@ -41,4 +42,4 @@ jobs:
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}