diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/publish.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/publish.yml
index cb324f2..c4c9308 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ jobs:
           SHOULD_PUBLISH=$(node -p "require('./package.json')?._?.publish === true")
           REGISTRY=$(node -p "require('./package.json')?._?.registry || 'none'")
           
-          if [ "$REGISTRY" \!= "forgejo" ]; then
+          if [ "$REGISTRY" != "forgejo" ]; then
             echo "Skipping: registry is not forgejo"
             exit 0
           fi
           
-          if [ "$SHOULD_PUBLISH" \!= "true" ]; then
+          if [ "$SHOULD_PUBLISH" != "true" ]; then
             echo "Skipping: publish not enabled"
             exit 0
           fi
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
               const fs = require('fs');
               const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'));
               const transform = (deps) => {
-                if (\!deps) return deps;
+                if (!deps) return deps;
                 for (const [n, v] of Object.entries(deps)) {
                   if (v.startsWith('workspace:') || v.startsWith('file:')) deps[n] = '*';
                 }