diff --git a/content/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning.md b/content/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning.md
index 878369e4a0..f96816ae2e 100644
--- a/content/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning.md
+++ b/content/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning.md
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
         fi
         # Set the `CODEQL-PYTHON` environment variable to the Python executable
         # that includes the dependencies
-        echo "::set-env name=CODEQL_PYTHON::$(which python)"
+        echo "CODEQL_PYTHON=$(which python)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
       with: