diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 4b4b5290d..c2a17c9cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -35,9 +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: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
-        run: make prepare-release
+        run: |
+          tag=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          echo "RELEASE=${tag#v}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          make prepare-release
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3.5.1
         with: