diff --git a/.github/workflows/3.approve-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/3.approve-snapshot.yml
index 35c5be4a1..3a8006cd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/3.approve-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/3.approve-snapshot.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ jobs:
           export VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression="project.version" -q -DforceStdout)
           if [[ "${{ env.version }}" == *"SNAPSHOT"* ]]; then
             echo "Dealing with a snapshot version. Current version: ${{ env.version }}"
-            echo "New version: ${{ env.version //-SNAPSHOT/ }}"
+            str_to_replace="-SNAPSHOT"
+            replace_str=""
+            echo "New version: ${{ env.version //$str_to_replace/$replace_str }}"
           else
             echo "Already released. Current version: ${{ env.version }}"
           fi
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