diff --git a/.github/actions/download-verify-element-tarball/action.yml b/.github/actions/download-verify-element-tarball/action.yml
index e61b96596bf..75d325c5438 100644
--- a/.github/actions/download-verify-element-tarball/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/download-verify-element-tarball/action.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ runs:
     using: composite
     steps:
         - name: Download release tarball
-          id: current_download
           uses: robinraju/release-downloader@a96f54c1b5f5e09e47d9504526e96febd949d4c2 # v1
           with:
               tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index ac6249d654a..daac3bfed85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Check current version on deployment
               id: current_version
               run: |
-                  echo "version=v$(curl -s https://$SITE/version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  version=$(curl -s https://$SITE/version)
+                  echo "version=${version#v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
             # The current version bundle melding dance is skipped if the version we're deploying is the same
             # as then we're just doing a re-deploy of the same version with potentially different configs.
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
               if: steps.current_version.outputs.version != github.ref_name
               uses: ./.github/actions/download-verify-element-tarball
               with:
-                  tag: ${{ steps.current_version.outputs.version }}
+                  tag: v${{ steps.current_version.outputs.version }}
                   out-file-path: _current_version
 
             - name: Download target version