diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
index 95e4963..a8758fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check increment result
         shell: bash
-        run: '[[ "$(date +%Y.%m)" == "$(echo "${{ steps.version-increment.outputs.VERSION }}" | cut -d "." -f 1-2)" ]]'
+        run: '[[ "$(date +%Y.%-m)" == "$(echo "${{ steps.version-increment.outputs.VERSION }}" | cut -d "." -f 1-2)" ]]'
 
   test-action-yml:  # integration testing
     needs: