diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
index 6bb5b35e2..8c3bee735 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: The macOS wheel is only backwards compatible with the macOS major version it is built from
       if: ${{ startsWith(inputs.platform-tag, 'macosx') }}
-      run: echo MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(sw_vers --productVersion | cut -d"." -f 1).0 >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      # Use single dash for backwards compatibility
+      run: echo MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(sw_vers -productVersion | cut -d"." -f 1).0 >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - uses: docker/login-action@v3
       if: ${{ startsWith(inputs.platform-tag, 'manylinux') }}