diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e94d546..cb72918 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bump version and tag
         run: |
           uv run bump-version
-          echo "NEW_VERSION=$(uv run get-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          NEW_VERSION=$(uv run get-version)
+          echo "NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
           git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
           git add pyproject.toml uv.lock
           git commit -m "Bump version to ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
-          git tag v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+          git tag v$NEW_VERSION
 
       - name: Push changes and tags
         env: