diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
index 86efc3e..c7d4b99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
             ghcr.io/lablabs/bottlerocket-registry-auth-helper
           # generate Docker tags based on the following events/attributes
           tags: |
-            type=raw,value=${{ github.ref }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ GITHUB_REF_NAME }}
 
       - name: Build image and push to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v3