diff --git a/.github/scripts/upgrade-deps.mjs b/.github/scripts/upgrade-deps.mjs
index fac13b86df..c0551bd19b 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/upgrade-deps.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/upgrade-deps.mjs
@@ -61,10 +61,9 @@ async function updatePnpmWorkspace(versions) {
   let content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
 
   // Update vitest-dev override (handle pre-release versions like -beta.1, -rc.0)
-  // Handle both quoted ('npm:vitest@^...') and unquoted (npm:vitest@^...) forms
   content = content.replace(
-    /vitest-dev: '?npm:vitest@\^[\d.]+(-[\w.]+)?'?/,
-    `vitest-dev: 'npm:vitest@^${versions.vitest}'`,
+    /vitest-dev: npm:vitest@\^[\d.]+(-[\w.]+)?/,
+    `vitest-dev: npm:vitest@^${versions.vitest}`,
   );
 
   // Update tsdown in catalog (handle pre-release versions)