diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 641a6c309..e2127748c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - lint
     env:
       CGO_ENABLED: ${CGO_ENABLED:-0}
-      TAG: ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+      TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2