diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
index 2e64e1a..9f2d405 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ jobs:
           DEFAULT_BUMP: minor
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-            echo "Token length: ${#GITHUB_TOKEN}"
-            ./bump_version.sh
+          echo "Token length: ${#GITHUB_TOKEN}"
+          ./bump_version.sh
 
       - name: Create Release
         if: success()
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.new_tag }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ steps.tag.outputs.new_tag }}
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}
+          release_name: Release v${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}
           body: |
             See [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/tawanda-kembo/code-collator/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for details.
           draft: false
diff --git a/bump_version.sh b/bump_version.sh
index c38191e..0fbafb6 100755
--- a/bump_version.sh
+++ b/bump_version.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-echo "Token length: ${#GITHUB_TOKEN}"
-echo "Remote URL before: $(git remote get-url origin)"
-git remote set-url origin "https://${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/tawanda-kembo/code-collator.git"
-echo "Remote URL after: $(git remote get-url origin)"
-
 # Default bump type
 DEFAULT_BUMP=${DEFAULT_BUMP:-minor}
 
@@ -51,4 +46,7 @@ git remote set-url origin "https://${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/tawanda-kembo/code
 git tag "v$NEW_VERSION"
 
 # Push the tag using the GITHUB_TOKEN
-git push origin "v$NEW_VERSION"
\ No newline at end of file
+git push origin "v$NEW_VERSION"
+
+# Set the output variable for the new version
+echo "::set-output name=NEW_VERSION::v$NEW_VERSION"
\ No newline at end of file