diff --git a/.github/workflows/automatic-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/automatic-updates.yml
index 1717edf53d..c02a94b50b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automatic-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automatic-updates.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
         id: updt
         with:
+          result-encoding: string
           script: |
             const { default: script } = await import(`${process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build-automation.mjs`);
             return script(github);
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ jobs:
           author: "Node.js GitHub Bot <nodejs-github-bot@users.noreply.github.com>"
           branch: update-branch
           base: main
-          commit-message: "feat: Node.js ${{ steps.updt.outputs.result.updatedVersionsString }}"
-          title: "feat: Node.js ${{ steps.updt.outputs.result.updatedVersionsString }}"
+          commit-message: "feat: Node.js ${{ steps.updt.outputs.result }}"
+          title: "feat: Node.js ${{ steps.updt.outputs.result }}"
           delete-branch: true
           team-reviewers: |
             @nodejs/docker
diff --git a/build-automation.mjs b/build-automation.mjs
index 3a8c538bec..d294326386 100644
--- a/build-automation.mjs
+++ b/build-automation.mjs
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ export default async function(github) {
     const { stdout } = (await exec(`git diff`));
     console.log(stdout);
 
-    return { updatedVersions, updatedVersionsString: updatedVersions.join(', ') };
+    return updatedVersions.join(', ');
   }
 }