diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c73fed1..941663c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install -y unzip zip curl
 
-      - name: Extract tag name
+      - name: Extract ref name
         run: |
-          REF="${GITHUB_REF}"
-          TAG="${REF#refs/tags/}"
-          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/heads/* ]]; then
+            REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}"
+          else
+            REF_NAME="unknown"
+          fi
+          echo "TAG=$REF_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Prepare Windows package
         run: |
@@ -89,11 +94,16 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install -y unzip zip curl wget build-essential \
           pkg-config libssl-dev zlib1g-dev
 
-      - name: Extract tag name
+      - name: Extract ref name
         run: |
-          REF="${GITHUB_REF}"
-          TAG="${REF#refs/tags/}"
-          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/heads/* ]]; then
+            REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}"
+          else
+            REF_NAME="unknown"
+          fi
+          echo "TAG=$REF_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Prepare workspace
         run: |
@@ -181,12 +191,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
-      - name: Extract tag name
+      - name: Extract ref name
         run: |
-          set -e
-          REF="${GITHUB_REF}"
-          TAG="${REF#refs/tags/}"
-          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/heads/* ]]; then
+            REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}"
+          else
+            REF_NAME="unknown"
+          fi
+          echo "TAG=$REF_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       
       - name: Download linux-zip artifact 
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -235,11 +249,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download all artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
 
-      - name: Extract tag name
+      - name: Extract ref name
         run: |
-          REF="${GITHUB_REF}"
-          TAG="${REF#refs/tags/}"
-          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/heads/* ]]; then
+            REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}"
+          else
+            REF_NAME="unknown"
+          fi
+          echo "TAG=$REF_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Login to the Container registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3