diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-k8s-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/update-k8s-versions.yml
index 0937a8aedb13..d1df8f98d214 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-k8s-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-k8s-versions.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         id: bumpk8s
         run: |
           t=$(make update-kubernetes-version)
-          t=$(head -n 1 t)
+          t=$(echo $t | head -n 1)
           echo "::set-output name=title::$t"
           c=$(git status --porcelain)
           c="${c//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ff3bb4e063c..7db1d22522f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ update-golang-version:
 
 .PHONY: update-kubernetes-version
 update-kubernetes-version:
-	(cd hack/update/kubernetes_version && \
+	@(cd hack/update/kubernetes_version && \
 	 go run update_kubernetes_version.go)
 
 .PHONY: update-golint-version