diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
index 2c0f72a..7709f52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ jobs:
           body: |
             See the [NEWS](https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/blob/master/NEWS) file for the changes.
 
-            Official tarball: https://xkbcommon.org/download/lib${{ github.ref }}.tar.xz
+            Official tarball: https://xkbcommon.org/download/lib${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}.tar.xz