diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 31fca9c3..f1193113 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-16.04, ubuntu-18.04, ubuntu-20.04, macos-10.15, windows-2016, windows-2019]
-        goal: build
+        goal: "build"
         include:
-          - goal: test
-            python: 3.6
-          - goal: test
-            python: 3.7
-          - goal: test
-            python: 3.8
+          - goal: "test"
+            python: "3.6"
+          - goal: "test"
+            python: "3.7"
+          - goal: "test"
+            python: "3.8"
 
     steps: