diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index d4ed1d1..0c7ba37 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
-      - name: Set version
-        run: UPLOAD_VERSION=${{ gitea.ref_name }}
       - name: Update version
-        run: sed -i -e "s/1.12.1/${UPLOAD_VERSION:1}/g" aiohttp_pydantic/__init__.py
+        run: sed -i -e "s/1.12.1/${{ gitea.ref_name:1 }}/g" aiohttp_pydantic/__init__.py
       - name: Install invoke
         run: python -m pip install setuptools wheel invoke
       - name: Push to PyPi