diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/varnish-exporter.yml b/.gitea/workflows/varnish-exporter.yml
index 69bd414..2c134b7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/varnish-exporter.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/varnish-exporter.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set version to env vars
         run: |
           echo "VERSION=${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "version: $VERSION"
+          echo "version: ${{ env.VERSION }}"
 
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create release
         uses: akkuman/gitea-release-action@v1
         with:
-          tag_name: "$VERSION"
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION}}
           files: |-
             bin/**
           token: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"