diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e3a3f185e4..3d492a2568 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "PRIOR_VERSION_WHEN_PATCH=$prior_version_when_patch" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-        - run: |
-          if [[ -z $PRIOR_VERSION_WHEN_PATCH ]]; then
-            # not making a patch release
-            if ! grep --quiet "^## Version ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION} " CHANGELOG.md; then
-              echo the pull request generated by prepare-release-branch.yml needs to be merged first
-              exit 1
-            fi
+      - run: |
+        if [[ -z $PRIOR_VERSION_WHEN_PATCH ]]; then
+          # not making a patch release
+          if ! grep --quiet "^## Version ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION} " CHANGELOG.md; then
+            echo the pull request generated by prepare-release-branch.yml needs to be merged first
+            exit 1
           fi
+        fi
 
-        # check out main branch to verify there won't be problems with merging the change log
-        # at the end of this workflow
+      # check out main branch to verify there won't be problems with merging the change log
+      # at the end of this workflow
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           ref: main