diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
index 4c50563348..2eb9368f5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GPG_FINGERPRINT: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.fingerprint }}
-          GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: $LATEST_TAG
+          GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: ${LATEST_TAG}
 
   upload-docs:
     needs: [setup]
@@ -152,6 +152,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: |
           make openrpc-gen > openrpc.json
-          gh release upload $LATEST_TAG openrpc.json
+          gh release upload "${LATEST_TAG}" openrpc.json
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}