diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 4d37598a3..33f7b7c36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ jobs:
           steps.covector.outputs.successfulPublish == 'true' &&
           contains(steps.covector.outputs.packagesPublished, '@tauri-apps/cli')
         run: |
-          id=$(jq '.-tauri-apps-cli-releaseId' <<< "${{ steps.covector.outputs }}")
+          echo '${{ steps.covector.outputs }}' > output.json
+          id=$(jq '.["-tauri-apps-cli-releaseId"]' < output.json)
+          rm output.json
           echo "cliReleaseId=$id" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Trigger `@tauri-apps/cli` publishing workflow