diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-rancher-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/release-rancher-desktop.yml
index 47e9e8d7f40..48bdc7df2c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-rancher-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-rancher-desktop.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ env:
   OUTPUT_DIR: dist
   RELEASE_DIR: release
   ARTIFACT_NAME: rancher-dashboard-desktop-embed
-  VERSION: ${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//} 
   
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -56,4 +55,5 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
-        hub release edit -a build/${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}.tar.gz -a build/${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}.tar.gz.sha512sum ${{ env.VERSION }}
+        echo ::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+        hub release edit -a build/${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}.tar.gz -a build/${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}.tar.gz.sha512sum ${{ steps.vars.outputs.VERSION }}