diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c8dbfdf..1566c31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update the version in Cargo.toml
         shell: bash
-        run: perl -i -pe "s/\"0.0.0\"/\"${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}\"/" Cargo.toml
+        run: perl -i -pe "s/\"0.0.0\"/\"${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\/v/}\"/" Cargo.toml
 
       - name: Install apt packages
         if: matrix.item.os == 'ubuntu-latest'