diff --git a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
index 53a4157973d..4f8b607d202 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ql-for-ql-build.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get CodeQL version
         id: get-codeql-version
         run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=version::$("${CODEQL}" --version | head -n 1 | rev | cut -d " " -f 1 | rev)"
+          echo "version=$("${CODEQL}" --version | head -n 1 | rev | cut -d " " -f 1 | rev)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         shell: bash
         env:
           CODEQL: ${{ steps.find-codeql.outputs.codeql-path }}