diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-release/action.yml
index 360a17b114..479ea4ac90 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-release/action.yml
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ runs:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.wombat-token-core }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        npm publish \
-          --dry-run="${{ inputs.dry-run }}" \
-          --workspace="@google/gemini-cli-core" \
-          --no-tag
+        if [ "${{ inputs.dry-run }}" == "true" ]; then
+          npm publish --dry-run --workspace="@google/gemini-cli-core" --no-tag
+        else
+          npm publish --workspace="@google/gemini-cli-core" --no-tag
+        fi
 
     - name: '🔗 Install latest core package'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
@@ -136,10 +137,11 @@ runs:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.wombat-token-cli }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        npm publish \
-          --dry-run="${{ inputs.dry-run }}" \
-          --workspace="@google/gemini-cli" \
-          --no-tag
+        if [ "${{ inputs.dry-run }}" == "true" ]; then
+          npm publish --dry-run --workspace="@google/gemini-cli" --no-tag
+        else
+          npm publish --workspace="@google/gemini-cli" --no-tag
+        fi
 
     - name: '🔬 Verify NPM release by version'
       uses: './.github/actions/verify-release'
diff --git a/.github/actions/push-sandbox/action.yml b/.github/actions/push-sandbox/action.yml
index d91bf380e7..f867927ba3 100644
--- a/.github/actions/push-sandbox/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/push-sandbox/action.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ runs:
         echo "uri=$(cat final_image_uri.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: 'publish'
       shell: 'bash'
-      if: "${{ inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}"
+      if: "${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' }}"
       run: |-
         docker push "${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.uri }}"
     - name: 'Create issue on failure'
diff --git a/.github/actions/tag-npm-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/tag-npm-release/action.yml
index 8e2cd03a54..fa991f5db4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/tag-npm-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/tag-npm-release/action.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: 'Change tag for @google/gemini-cli-core'
       if: |-
-        ${{ inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
+        ${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' }}
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.wombat-token-core }}'
       shell: 'bash'
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: 'Change tag for @google/gemini-cli'
       if: |-
-        ${{ inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
+        ${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' }}
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.wombat-token-cli }}'
       shell: 'bash'