diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index d665d67..a6da1a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
         uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@e6e38bacfdf1a337459f332974bb2327a31aaf4b
       - name: Publish package
-        run: gradle -Pversion="$github.ref" publish
+        run: |
+          # Strip git ref prefix from version
+          VERSION=$(echo "${{ github.ref }}" | sed -e 's,.*/\(.*\),\1,')
+          ./gradlew -Pversion=$VERSION publish
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}