diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index d3968454..23f110d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        node-version: 16.x
+        node-version: [16.x]
         stability: [prefer-stable]
 
     steps: