diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bcf1a3a..0e1c60b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          tag="${GITHUB_REF}"
+          tag="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
 
           gh release create "$tag" \
             --title="$tag" \