diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 5e2a14ed2..0ce47ec6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "creating change log for tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
           /tmp/git-chglog --tag-filter-pattern "v3.*" -o CHANGELOG.md v3.6.0-alpha.2..
       - name: Version bundle
+        env:
+          RELEASE: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
         run: |
-          tag=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
-          echo "RELEASE=${tag#v}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          make prepare-release RELEASE=${RELEASE}
+          make prepare-release RELEASE="${RELEASE#v}"
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3.5.1
         with: