diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-watcom.yml b/.github/workflows/build-watcom.yml
index dabd88f..7d1dbfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-watcom.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-watcom.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
        $RELEASE = Get-Content -Path "RELEASE" -Raw
        echo "release: $RELEASE"
        echo "RELEASE=$RELEASE" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
-       echo "VERSION=/D VERSION=`"3proxy-$RELEASE`"" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
-       echo "BUILDDATE=/D BUILDDATE=`"$NOW`"" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+       echo "VERSION=/D `"VERSION=\`"3proxy-$RELEASE\`"`"" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+       echo "BUILDDATE=/D `"BUILDDATE=\`"$NOW\`"`"" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
     - name: make Watcom
       shell: cmd
       run: |