diff --git a/.github/changelog-application.yml b/.github/changelog-application.yml
index 12f580f..e2fb23f 100644
--- a/.github/changelog-application.yml
+++ b/.github/changelog-application.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ changelog:
   repository: ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}
   contributors:
     exclude:
-      names: [ ${REPO_TEAM} ]
+      names: ${REPO_TEAM}
 github:
   username: spring-builds
   password: ${GITHUB_TOKEN}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-for-milestone.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-for-milestone.yml
index befae47..483df0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog-for-milestone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-for-milestone.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           java -jar github-changelog-generator.jar --spring.config.location=.github/changelog-application.yml ${{ inputs.milestone }} changelog.md
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN }}
-          REPO_TEAM: ${{ inputs.repositoryTeam }}
+          REPO_TEAM: "[ ${{ inputs.repositoryTeam }} ]"
 
       - name: Print Changelog
         run: echo "::notice ::$(cat changelog.md)"
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