diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
index 7b461abe59..0cd915cdb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
@@ -30,17 +30,20 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@ec3a7ce113134d7a93b817d10a8272cb61118579
 
       - name: Create Version Branch
+        id: branch
         env:
           CLIENT_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.client }}
         run: |
-          echo "CLIENT=${CLIENT_NAME,,}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          git switch -c $CLIENT_version_bump_${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
-          git push -u origin $CLIENT_version_bump_${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
+          CLIENT=$(python -c "print('$CLIENT_NAME'.lower())")
+          echo "::set-output name=client::$CLIENT"
+          
+          git switch -c ${CLIENT}_version_bump_${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
+          git push -u origin ${CLIENT}_version_bump_${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
 
       - name: Checkout Version Branch
         uses: actions/checkout@ec3a7ce113134d7a93b817d10a8272cb61118579
         with:
-          ref: ${{ env.CLIENT }}_version_bump_${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
+          ref: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.client }}_version_bump_${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
 
       ########################
       # VERSION BUMP SECTION #
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Bump Version PR
         env:
-          PR_BRANCH: "${{ env.CLIENT }}_version_bump_${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}"
+          PR_BRANCH: "${{ steps.branch.outputs.client }}_version_bump_${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}"
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           BASE_BRANCH: master
           TITLE: "Bump ${{ github.event.inputs.client }} version to ${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}"