diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3e30d162..8af95f5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Set Release Version
         run: |
-          RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+          RELEASE_VERSION=${TAG#v}
           re=[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+
           if [[ $RELEASE_VERSION =~ $re ]]; then
             echo "GEM_VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ jobs:
             echo 'Please update your tag to match the expected regex pattern'
             exit 1
           fi
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1