diff --git a/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml b/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml
index a60b6e0d84..ff8b18b8a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
             git commit -m "sorbet: Update RBI files." \
                        -m "Autogenerated by the [sorbet](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml) workflow."
             echo "::set-output name=committed::true"
-            PULL_REQUEST_STATE=$(gh pr view --json=state)
+            PULL_REQUEST_STATE=$(gh pr view --json=state | jq -r ".state")
             if [ "$PULL_REQUEST_STATE" != "OPEN" ]; then
               echo "::set-output name=pull_request::true"
             fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spdx.yml b/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
index 6ab7b44787..3797770d1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
             git add "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Library/Homebrew/data/spdx"
             git commit -m "spdx: update license data." -m "Autogenerated by [a scheduled GitHub Action](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/.github/workflows/spdx.yml)."
             echo "::set-output name=committed::true"
-            PULL_REQUEST_STATE=$(gh pr view --json=state)
+            PULL_REQUEST_STATE=$(gh pr view --json=state | jq -r ".state")
             if [ "$PULL_REQUEST_STATE" != "OPEN" ]; then
               echo "::set-output name=pull_request::true"
             fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-man-completions.yml b/.github/workflows/update-man-completions.yml
index ad45934cb9..71125d33c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-man-completions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-man-completions.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
             git commit -m "Update maintainers, manpage and completions." \
                        -m "Autogenerated by the [update-man-completions](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/HEAD/.github/workflows/update-man-completions.yml) workflow."
             echo "::set-output name=committed::true"
-            PULL_REQUEST_STATE=$(gh pr view --json=state)
+            PULL_REQUEST_STATE=$(gh pr view --json=state | jq -r ".state")
             if [ "$PULL_REQUEST_STATE" != "OPEN" ]; then
               echo "::set-output name=pull_request::true"
             fi