diff --git a/.github/workflows/downgraded_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/downgraded_release.yaml
index e8e225e6..7e637b34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downgraded_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downgraded_release.yaml
@@ -58,5 +58,7 @@ jobs:
                     # separate a "git add" to add untracked (new) files too
                     git add --all
                     git commit -m "release PHP 7.2 downgraded"
-                    git tag "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}.72"
-                    git push origin "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}.72"
+
+                    # force push tag, so there is only 1 version
+                    git tag "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" --force
+                    git push origin "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" --force