diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9affcae..37de4e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ jobs:
           name: watchdog-build
           path: watchdog.zip
   create_release:
-    name: Create repository release
+    name: Create release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || 'latest' }}
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: watchdog-build
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
           artifacts: 'watchdog.zip'
-          tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          tag: ${{ inputs.tag || 'latest' }}
           replacesArtifacts: true
           allowUpdates: true\\
           bodyFile: "install_instructions.md"