diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 3ae795e..986fb9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: mv README-npm README.md
       - name: Get latest release version number
         id: get_version
-        run: |
-          GITHUB_REF=${{ github.ref }}
-          echo "version=${GITHUB_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "version=${GITHUB_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Show version
         run: echo ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
       - name: Update tag