diff --git a/.github/workflows/tagger.yml b/.github/workflows/tagger.yml
index b733a4955..4d0e54981 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tagger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tagger.yml
@@ -17,21 +17,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check current version
         id: check_version
-        run: echo "VERSION=$(node -p "require('./packages/core/package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Check remote tags
-        id: check_tags
-        run: |
-          git fetch --tags
-          echo "TAGS=$(git tag -l)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "TAG=v$(node -p "require('./packages/core/package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Check if tag exists
         id: check_tag
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ steps.check_tags.outputs.TAGS }}" == *"${{ steps.check_version.outputs.VERSION }}"* ]]; then
-            echo "TAG_EXISTS=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
+          git fetch --tags
+          if [ -z "$(git tag -l | grep -w "^${{ steps.check_version.outputs.TAG }}\$")" ]; then
             echo "TAG_EXISTS=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "TAG_EXISTS=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
       - name: Push tag
@@ -39,5 +34,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git tag ${{ steps.check_version.outputs.VERSION }}
-          git push origin ${{ steps.check_version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          git tag ${{ steps.check_version.outputs.TAG }}
+          git push origin ${{ steps.check_version.outputs.TAG }}