diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
index 5901a82a07..7b78573106 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
           repository: linkedin/datahub-mce-consumer
-          tags: $GITHUB_REF
+          tags: ${{ github.ref }}