diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ab24bb8..8d1cdf4 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ runs:
         ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/read-cliff-version.sh
 
     - name: Generate git-cliff config
+      env:
+        ACTION_PATH: ${{ github.action_path }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
         ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/generate-git-cliff-config.sh
diff --git a/scripts/generate-git-cliff-config.sh b/scripts/generate-git-cliff-config.sh
index 6dc0f3c..2d5f53a 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-git-cliff-config.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-git-cliff-config.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CLIFF_CONFIG="cliff.toml"
 # Check if cliff.toml exists, if not, copy cliff.toml.template from the Action
 if [ ! -f "$CLIFF_CONFIG" ]; then
   echo "cliff.toml not found, using template from action."
-  cp "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH:-${github_action_path:-${{ github.action_path }}}}/cliff.toml.template" "$CLIFF_CONFIG"
+  cp "$ACTION_PATH/cliff.toml.template" "$CLIFF_CONFIG"
   # Replace placeholders in the copied config
   OWNER="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY%/*}"
   REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}"