diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 6a2060d..445b9aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: upload artifacts
         if: |
-          (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/package')) ||
+          (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')) ||
           (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published')
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: upload artifacts
         if: |
-          (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/package')) ||
+          (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')) ||
           (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published')
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
   upload_testpypi:
     if: |
       github.repository == 'MDAnalysis/mdaencore' &&
-      (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/package'))
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/'))
     name: testpypi upload
     environment: deploy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
   check_testpypi:
     if: |
       github.repository == 'MDAnalysis/mdaencore' &&
-      (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/package'))
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/'))
     name: testpypi check
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 60