diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7301b6c..f6f74db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions: {}
     steps:
-      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@e28cf165c92ffef168d23c5c9000cffc8a25e117
+      - name: Get the latest tag (version) from git
+        id: git_label
+        run: echo "version=$(git describe --tags)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Notify Slack via a custom Workflow webhook
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@e28cf165c92ffef168d23c5c9000cffc8a25e117
         env:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         with:
-          payload: '{"repository":"terraform-cdk-action","version":"${{ git describe --tags }}"}'
+          payload: '{"repository":"terraform-cdk-action","version":"${{ steps.git_label.outputs.version }}"}'
diff --git a/.projenrc.ts b/.projenrc.ts
index af4d61d..9aa451f 100644
--- a/.projenrc.ts
+++ b/.projenrc.ts
@@ -206,12 +206,18 @@ project.release?.addJobs({
     permissions: {},
     steps: [
       {
+        name: "Get the latest tag (version) from git",
+        id: "git_label",
+        run: 'echo "version=$(git describe --tags)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT',
+      },
+      {
+        name: "Notify Slack via a custom Workflow webhook",
         uses: "slackapi/slack-github-action@v1",
         env: { SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: "${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}" },
         with: {
           payload: JSON.stringify({
             repository: repoName,
-            version: "${{ git describe --tags }}",
+            version: "${{ steps.git_label.outputs.version }}",
           }),
         },
       },