diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7950d7a6..f57d2490 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract the version from the tag
         id: extract_release
         run: |
-          echo "version=$(git describe --tags)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version=`echo $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)`" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Extract changelog
         id: extract_changelog