diff --git a/.github/actions/equivalence-test/action.yml b/.github/actions/equivalence-test/action.yml
index d35986be6f5b..bcde18329ed7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/equivalence-test/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/equivalence-test/action.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ runs:
       if: steps.execute.outputs.changed == 'true'
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        git config --global user.email "teamterraform@hashicorp.com"
-        git config --global user.name "Team Terraform"
+        git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+        git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
         git checkout -b ${{ inputs.new-branch }}
         git add testing/equivalence-tests/outputs
         git commit -m "Update equivalence test golden files."
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ runs:
           --base ${{ inputs.current-branch }} \
           --head ${{ inputs.new-branch }} \
           --title "Update equivalence test golden files" \
-          --body "{{ inputs.message }}" \
+          --body '${{ inputs.message }}' \
           --reviewer ${{ inputs.reviewers }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/equivalence-test-update.yml b/.github/workflows/equivalence-test-update.yml
index 893669decd84..9cd1e5d6bbff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/equivalence-test-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/equivalence-test-update.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: target_branch
         id: target_branch
         run: |
-          merged="${{ github.event.pull_request.merged }}"
-          target_branch="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}"
+          merged='${{ github.event.pull_request.merged }}'
+          target_branch='${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}'
           
           targets_release_branch=false
           if [ "$target_branch" == "main" ]; then