diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-create-collector-contrib-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-create-collector-contrib-pull-request.yml
index 1bdf6a6de..c5f961754 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-create-collector-contrib-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-create-collector-contrib-pull-request.yml
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
           JMX_METRICS_VERSION: ${{ inputs.jmx-metrics-version }}
         run: |
-          message="Update the jmx-metrics version to $VERSION"
+          message="Update the jmx-metrics version to $JMX_METRICS_VERSION"
           # note that @open-telemetry/java-contrib-approvers cannot be used below
           # because opentelemetrybot is not a member of the OpenTelemetry org,
           # and so it cannot @ mention OpenTelemetry org groups
-          body="Update the jmx-metrics version to \`$VERSION\`.
+          body="Update the jmx-metrics version to \`$JMX_METRICS_VERSION\`.
 
           cc @jack-berg @mateuszrzeszutek @rmfitzpatrick @trask
           "