diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index ffd4a8622..4921e35f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Skip remaining CI steps if latest commit message begins with ;
       run: |
         echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
-        git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
-          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)
+        (git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
+          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV))
           || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index 952205471..350acdb98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Skip remaining CI steps if latest commit message begins with ;
       run: |
         echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
-        git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
-          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)
+        (git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
+          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV))
           || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index acc8c4ba3..1b8a11827 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Skip remaining CI steps if latest commit message begins with ;
       run: |
         echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
-        git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
-          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)
+        (git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
+          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV))
           || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index a0a2e9189..ce5b35374 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Skip remaining CI steps if latest commit message begins with ;
       run: |
         echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
-        git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
-          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)
+        (git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
+          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV))
           || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
 
     # things to be cached/restored: