diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index cbe226e456..314c56571e 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ defaults:
       versionfilesafe: "v1_1"
       layout: docwithnav
       showedit: true
-      githubbranch: “release-1.1”
+      githubbranch: "release-1.1"
 permalink: pretty
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