diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ccafd39..c43c65c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches: ["develop"]
     tags:
       - '**'
+env:
+    GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
 jobs:
   build_job:
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: nuspec pack
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
-        nuget pack .\DotNetSDataClient.nuspec -properties version=${{ github.ref_name }} -OutputDirectory dist\nuget
+        nuget pack .\DotNetSDataClient.nuspec -properties version=$env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -OutputDirectory dist\nuget
     - name: store artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with: