diff --git a/.github/actions/pre-release/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/pre-release/entrypoint.sh
index e2c5be93de2..9a5d9b93ad8 100755
--- a/.github/actions/pre-release/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/pre-release/entrypoint.sh
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ cat gradle.properties
 echo "Pushing release version and recreating v${release_version} tag"
 git add gradle.properties
 git add grails-core/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java
-git commit -m "Release v${release_version}"
-git push origin :refs/tags/v${release_version}
+git commit -m "[skip ci] Release v${release_version}"
 git tag -fa v${release_version} -m "Release v${release_version}"
-git push origin v${release_version}
+git push origin v${release_version} --force
 
 echo "Closing again the release after updating the tag"
 release_url=`cat $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH | jq '.release.url' | sed -e 's/^"\(.*\)"$/\1/g'`