diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabotautomerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabotautomerge.yml
index 88b5288..72f9593 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabotautomerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabotautomerge.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for auto-merge label
         id: check
         run: |
-          labels=$(jq -r '.pull_request.labels[].name' "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
-          echo "labels=$labels" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          labels=$(jq -r '.pull_request.labels[].name' "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH" | tr '\n' ' ')
+          echo "labels=$labels" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Auto-merge
         if: contains(steps.check.outputs.labels, 'auto-merge')