diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c69ba72414..b6b4ea36d9 100755
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
   release-commit:
     <<: *release
     environment:
-        COMMIT_MSG: $(git log --format=oneline -n 1 $CIRCLE_SHA1)
+        COMMIT_MSG: git log --format=oneline -n 1 $CIRCLE_SHA1
 
   release-nightly:
     <<: *release