diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 302436ee..8cf9e658 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ env:
   IMAGE_NAME: activemq-artemis-broker-kubernetes
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       trigger_children:
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git fetch --tags
           HEAD_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
-          RELEASE_TAG="v$(grep -Po -m 1 '(?<=^version: ")[^"]+' image.yaml)"
+          RELEASE_TAG="$(grep -Po -m 1 '(?<=^version: ")[^"]+' image.yaml)"
           RELEASE_TAG_COMMIT="$(git rev-list -n 1 ${RELEASE_TAG} || true)"
           if [ "$RELEASE_TAG_COMMIT" != "$HEAD_COMMIT" ]; then
             git config user.name 'artemiscloud-bot'