diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 9f28645..fb76f1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ jobs:
           # Strip "v" prefix from tag name
           [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/tags/"* ]] && VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | sed -e 's/^v//')
 
-          ./gradlew -Pversion="${{ github.ref }}" publish
+          ./gradlew -Pversion=$VERSION publish