diff --git a/.github/workflows/tags.yaml b/.github/workflows/tags.yaml
index 54412916..cceb5806 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tags.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tags.yaml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload assets
         if: steps.check_release.outputs.skip == 'false'
-        run: make upload_assets
+        run: make upload_assets VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/hack/upload-assets.sh b/hack/upload-assets.sh
index 251d85d1..31eea098 100755
--- a/hack/upload-assets.sh
+++ b/hack/upload-assets.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -xe
 
-version=$(git describe --tags)
+version=${VERSION:-$(git describe --tags)}
+
 gh release upload --clobber $version _out/assets/cozystack-installer.yaml
 gh release upload --clobber $version _out/assets/metal-amd64.iso
 gh release upload --clobber $version _out/assets/metal-amd64.raw.xz