diff --git a/.github/sync-files.yaml b/.github/sync-files.yaml
index e25c02698b..64a3900d2b 100644
--- a/.github/sync-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/sync-files.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     - source: .github/workflows/sync-files.yaml
     - source: .github/workflows/update-codeowners-from-packages.yaml
       pre-commands: |
-        sd "          auto-merge-method: squash\n" "          auto-merge-method: squash\n          global-codeowners: @autowarefoundation/autoware-core-global-codeowners" {source}
+        sd "          auto-merge-method: squash\n" "          auto-merge-method: squash\n          global-codeowners: '@autowarefoundation/autoware-core-global-codeowners'" {source}
     - source: .clang-format
     - source: .clang-tidy
     - source: .markdown-link-check.json