diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/upload-assets.yml
index 77ab0baa..02c0d78c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-assets.yml
@@ -58,24 +58,22 @@ jobs:
         && cp assets/finamp.desktop.m4 build/linux/x64/release/ \
         && cp assets/com.unicornsonlsd.finamp.metainfo.xml build/linux/x64/release/
     # archive bundle and generate checksum
-    - run: GITHUB_REF="${{ github.ref }}"
-    - run: VERSION="${ref#refs/tags/}"
     - run: |
-        tar -czf finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz --directory build/linux/x64/release/ bundle icons finamp.desktop.m4 com.unicornsonlsd.finamp.metainfo.xml \
-        && sha256sum finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz > finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz.sha256sum
+        tar -czf finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz --directory build/linux/x64/release/ bundle icons finamp.desktop.m4 com.unicornsonlsd.finamp.metainfo.xml \
+        && sha256sum finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz > finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz.sha256sum
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz
-        path: finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz
+        name: finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz
+        path: finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz
         compression-level: 0 # no compression
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz.sha256sum
-        path: finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz.sha256sum
+        name: finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz.sha256sum
+        path: finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz.sha256sum
         compression-level: 0 # no compression
     - name: Upload release archive
       uses: alexellis/upload-assets@0.4.1
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       with:
-        asset_paths: '["./finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz", "./finamp-${VERSION}-linux-release.tar.gz.sha256sum"]'
+        asset_paths: '["./finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz", "./finamp-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-release.tar.gz.sha256sum"]'