diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 50e1e653..2c4e0835 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Get release version from tag
       run: |
-        echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" | cut -c2- >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/:1}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Set release version in file
       run: |
         echo ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} > version.txt