diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ca99da6..59faae4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   npm-publish:
     name: Publish to NPM & GitHub Package Registry
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      new_version: ${{ steps.version_check.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -73,6 +75,6 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
           script: |
             await github.request(`POST /repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases`, {
-              tag_name: "v${{ steps.version_check.outputs.version }}",
+              tag_name: "v${{needs.npm-publish.outputs.new_version }}",
               generate_release_notes: true
-            });
+            });
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7405bb7..8b8694e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Change Log
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+## v0.1.9
+
+- Fix github publish with output from previous step (#21)
+
 ## v0.1.8
 
 - Update github release workflow (#20)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53d4cf4..a04da7c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@grafana/async-query-data",
-  "version": "0.1.8",
+  "version": "0.1.9",
   "description": "Async query support for Grafana",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {