diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-dashboard-setup-warning b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-dashboard-setup-warning
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff9a59156ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-dashboard-setup-warning
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fix
+
+fix deprecated warning in dashboard setup
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-dashboard-setup.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-dashboard-setup.php
index dcc2e7e8422..e58e283cfc2 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-dashboard-setup.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-dashboard-setup.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'WC_Admin_Dashboard_Setup', false ) ) :
 		 * @return string
 		 */
 		public function get_button_link( $task ) {
-			$url = $task->get_json()['actionUrl'];
+			$url = (string) $task->get_json()['actionUrl'];
 
 			if ( substr( $url, 0, 4 ) === 'http' ) {
 				return $url;