diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-image.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-image.yml
index 10221d7..96302e4 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ jobs:
           # Provide VMIDs and names, overriding group_vars if desired.
           # These will be passed as `--extra-vars` to Ansible.
           ANSIBLE_EXTRA_VARS: >-
-            backup_template_vmid={{ env.TEMPLATE_VMID | default('9001') }}
-            latest_template_vmid={{ env.LATEST_TEMPLATE_VMID | default('9000') }}
-            version={{ steps.version.outputs.tag_name }}
+            backup_template_vmid=${{ env.TEMPLATE_VMID | default('9001') }}
+            latest_template_vmid=${{ env.LATEST_TEMPLATE_VMID | default('9000') }}
+            version=${{ steps.version.outputs.tag_name }}
 
       - name: Extract flake metadata
         id: meta