diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a1d3035..196b5c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '[0-9]*.*'
 
-env:
-  RELEASE: ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Create GitHub release
@@ -47,7 +44,13 @@ jobs:
             dl-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.demo }}-
             dl-${{ matrix.platform }}-
             dl-
+      - name: Set Build Variables
+        id: vars
+        run: |
+          echo ::set-output name=tag::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
       - name: Configure & Build
+        env:
+          RELEASE: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}
         run: |
           make ${{ matrix.demo }}_${{ matrix.platform }}_defconfig
           make