diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/dev_release.yaml
index f5da6041..a4cd4bde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_release.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
               uses: dev-drprasad/delete-tag-and-release@v0.2.0
               with:
                 delete_release: true # default: false
-                tag_name: ${{ DEV_RELEASE }} # tag name to delete
+                tag_name: $DEV_RELEASE # tag name to delete
               env:
                 GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
               if: ${{ always() && steps.create-tarfile.outcome == 'success' }}
               uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
               with:
-                tag_name: ${{ DEV_RELEASE }}
+                tag_name: $DEV_RELEASE
                 body: "Development release created with each merge into the main branch."
                 files: ${{ steps.create-tarfile.outputs.tarball_full_name }}
               env: