diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 9e8c58ae6..668519940 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-      - name: Print latest release tag
-        run: echo"${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+      - name: Verify release commit
+        run: |
+          echo "Checked out commit: $(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+          echo "Expected tag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
       - name: prepare temporary folder for build
         run: | # Creates a temporary "docs" folder within the existing "docs" folder because the mkdocs.yml must be in the parent folder of the markdown pages
           cd docs