diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fa6c32cdb..c532f3ce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Release for ${{ matrix.platform.name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(vars.JOB_TIMEOUT) }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ vars.JOB_TIMEOUT }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         platform:
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
   macos_release:
     name: Release MacOS universal
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(vars.JOB_TIMEOUT) }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ vars.JOB_TIMEOUT }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4