diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 4a6ebe99..ece6a918 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create release
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # required for creating GH release
+        GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }} # specify the tag to be released
       id: goreleaser
       uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
       with: