diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fe18a2f00..9b8c0e915 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check deprecation status
         id: check_status
         run: |-
-          IS_DEPRECATED=$(npm pkg get cdktf.isDeprecated | tr -d '"')
+          IS_DEPRECATED=$(cat package.json | jq .cdktf.isDeprecated -r)
           echo "is_deprecated=$IS_DEPRECATED"
           echo "is_deprecated=$IS_DEPRECATED" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Deprecate the package on NPM
-        if: steps.check_status.outputs.is_deprecated
+        if: steps.check_status.outputs.is_deprecated == 'true' || steps.check_status.outputs.is_deprecated == true
         env:
           NPM_REGISTRY: registry.npmjs.org
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b626934f5..c6243e908 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@
     jsii-srcmak "^0.1.954"
 
 "@cdktf/provider-project@^0.5.0":
-  version "0.5.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cdktf/provider-project/-/provider-project-0.5.7.tgz#ec9435480230d2922b8112ac3799055ac7505697"
-  integrity sha512-3sNId8h+u5Jba/7ZWRoipjQYqlULp4OoxinruS/nIBRF3a14aI6gnmgs17Gi8XBN15QfEkfuCQT24YaZUB4RwQ==
+  version "0.5.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cdktf/provider-project/-/provider-project-0.5.8.tgz#11d0f87c9b02aaf705eecd89f1f820cb0c7a3248"
+  integrity sha512-tWQC5L4yh9w6GVYHTWMpmzBUcRKp6sdFO39sjUqFcKTt2yLy/MCbE/YRJ/gxX3ES4K/Fc+nk05DbbbnJkISxIQ==
   dependencies:
     change-case "^4.1.2"
     fs-extra "^10.1.0"