diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index e74b49c..57aa338 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ runs:
           geode sdk install-binaries --platform ${{ steps.platform.outputs.target_id }}
         else
           export MOD_JSON_PATH=$(find . -name "mod.json" -print -quit)
-          export TARGET_GEODE_VERSION=$(jq '.geode' $MOD_JSON_PATH)
+          export TARGET_GEODE_VERSION=$(jq -r '.geode' $MOD_JSON_PATH)
           geode sdk update $TARGET_GEODE_VERSION
           geode sdk install-binaries --platform ${{ steps.platform.outputs.target_id }} --version $TARGET_GEODE_VERSION
         fi