diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-release.yml
index 6bd011f..38b66da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-release.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create manifest list and push
         working-directory: /tmp/digests
         run: |
-          docker buildx imagetools create $(jq -cr '.tags | map("-t " + .) | join(" ")' <<< "$DOCKER_METADATA_OUTPUT_JSON") \
+          docker buildx imagetools create $(jq -cr '.tags | map("-t " + .) | join(" ")' <<< echo '${{ steps.metadata_reader.outputs.content }}') \
             $(printf '${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}@sha256:%s ' *)
 
       - name: Create comment