diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown_equations.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown_equations.yml
index 2ea4e8e69fad..bb3444f23c70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown_equations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown_equations.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make markdown-svg-equations-files FILES="${{ steps.changed.outputs.files }}"
 
-          # Stage *all* tracked and untracked changes first…
+          # Stage *all* tracked and untracked changes first...
           git add -A
 
           if git diff --cached --quiet; then
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
           make markdown-img-equations-files FILES="${{ steps.changed.outputs.files }}"
           make markdown-img-equations-src-urls-files FILES="${{ steps.changed.outputs.files }}"
 
-          # Stage *all* tracked and untracked changes first…
+          # Stage *all* tracked and untracked changes first...
           git add -A
 
           if git diff --cached --quiet; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown_pkg_urls.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown_pkg_urls.yml
index e7659da63d3c..db7d22519501 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown_pkg_urls.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown_pkg_urls.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make markdown-pkg-urls MARKDOWN_FILTER='.*/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/.*'
 
-          # Stage *all* tracked and untracked changes first…
+          # Stage *all* tracked and untracked changes first...
           git add -A
 
           if git diff --cached --quiet; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown_related_packages.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown_related_packages.yml
index 849d64c08d6b..b19c3b6a3b51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown_related_packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown_related_packages.yml
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ jobs:
           make markdown-related-files FILES="${files}"
           make markdown-pkg-urls-files FILES="${files}"
 
-          # Stage *all* tracked and untracked changes first…
+          # Stage *all* tracked and untracked changes first...
           git add -A
 
-          # If the index is identical to HEAD, nothing real changed:
+          # If the index is identical to HEAD, nothing really changed:
           if git diff --cached --quiet; then
             echo "changed=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT