diff --git a/.github/workflows/rake.yml b/.github/workflows/rake.yml
index fef342c1..90fdfa73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rake.yml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
           cat .rspec_status || echo ".rspec_status was not found"
 
   verify-linux-gnu:
-    name: verify Linux (GNU) binary gem on ruby-${{ matrix.ruby }}
+    name: verify Linux (gnu) binary gem on ruby-${{ matrix.ruby }}
     needs: pack
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ jobs:
          path: pkg
 
       - name: Install binary gem
-        run: gem install -l pkg/expressir-*-$(ruby -e "puts RUBY_PLATFORM").gem
+        run: gem install -l pkg/expressir-*-$(ruby -e "puts RUBY_PLATFORM")-gnu.gem
 
       - name: Verify
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 61561377..903f8d73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }} # unfortunatelly cannot keep this condition on job level
         run: |
-          git config user.name github-actions
-          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+          git config --global user.name github-actions
+          git config --global user.email github-actions@github.com
           gem install gem-release
           gem bump --version ${{ github.event.inputs.next_version }} --tag --push
 
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        host: [ linux, windows, darwin ]
+        platform: [ linux-gnu, windows, darwin ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-          ref: main # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/439#issuecomment-830862188
 
       - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@master
         with:
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       # build gem WITHOUT pre-built native extension
       - run: gem build expressir.gemspec
 
-      - if: matrix.host == 'linux'
+      - if: matrix.platform == 'linux-gnu'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: pkg-ruby
@@ -74,11 +73,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo swapon --all --verbose
 
       # build gem WITH pre-built native extension
-      - run: bundle exec rake gem:${{ matrix.host }}
+      - run: bundle exec rake gem:${{ matrix.platform }}
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: pkg-${{ matrix.host }}
+          name: pkg-${{ matrix.platform }}
           path: pkg/*.gem
 
   publish:
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: pkg-linux
+          name: pkg-linux-gnu
           path: pkg
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/lib/expressir/version.rb b/lib/expressir/version.rb
index 80589c5f..d74d5a7d 100644
--- a/lib/expressir/version.rb
+++ b/lib/expressir/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Expressir
-  VERSION = "1.2.11".freeze
+  VERSION = "1.3.0.pre.1".freeze
 end