diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_site.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_site.yml
index 693a712bb99..025c475d13f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_site.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_site.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sed -i '/^url:/c\url: "https://${{ env.WEBSITE_URL }}"' _config.yml
           WEBSITE_VERSION=$(cat _config.yml|grep "^opensearch_major_minor_version:"|cut -d ':' -f2| tr -d '[:blank:]')
-          sed -i '/^baseurl:/c\baseurl: "/docs/$WEBSITE_VERSION"' _config.yml 
+          sed -i '/^baseurl:/c\baseurl: "/docs/${WEBSITE_VERSION}"' _config.yml 
           cat _config.yml|grep -e "^url:" -e "^baseurl:"
       - run:  bundle exec jekyll build --future
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4