diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index e7ab768df..12c05847e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
         # Ignore the localization data directory, which contains unusual characters that cause parsing to fail.
-        paths-ignore:
-          - data/**
+        paths-ignore: "data/**"
         debug: true
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
         # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.