diff --git a/.github/workflows/goreleaser-edge.yml b/.github/workflows/goreleaser-edge.yml
index 4b426752..0e0ec241 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/goreleaser-edge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/goreleaser-edge.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
       - name: Locally tag the current commit
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(make version)
-          git tag ${VERSION/\+/-}
+          RAW_VERSION=$(make version)
+          echo "VERSION=${RAW_VERSION/\+/-}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          git tag ${{ env.VERSION }}
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v3
         with:
@@ -47,3 +48,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NFPM_DEFAULT_RPM_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+      - name: Start mondoo-operator integration tests
+        run: |
+          curl -s \
+            -X POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.REPO_API_TOKEN }}" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/mondoohq/mondoo-operator/actions/workflows/31262606/dispatches \
+            -d "{\"ref\":\"main\",\"inputs\":{\"cnspecImageTag\":\"edge-${{ env.VERSION }}-rootless\"}}"
+