diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 1ff5a81e..3f7d9690 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '11'
       - name: Publish
         run: |
-          export VERSION="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
+          export VERSION="${{github.ref_name}}"
           export ORKES_CLIENT_VERSION=`echo ${VERSION:1}`
           echo Publishing version $ORKES_CLIENT_VERSION
           ./gradlew publish -Pversion=$ORKES_CLIENT_VERSION -PmavenCentral -Pusername=${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }} -Ppassword=${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}