diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-from-upstream.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-from-upstream.yaml
index e5685d6329cf..68c9872c36ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-from-upstream.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-from-upstream.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           # Fetch tags from upstream repo
           git fetch https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno --tags
           # Remove release candidates local tags
-          git tag -d $(git tag -l | grep -E "\-rc|\-beta|\-dev|\-chart")
+          git tag -d $(git tag -l | grep -Ei "\-rc|\-beta|\-dev|\-chart")
           git push --tags