diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c26c0672f..b5eb9f318 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          release_name: Paperless-ng ${{ github.ref }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref#refs/heads/ }}
+          release_name: Paperless-ng ${{ github.ref#refs/heads/ }}
           draft: true
           prerelease: true
       -
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
           asset_path: ./paperless-ng.tar.xz
-          asset_name: paperless-ng-${{ github.ref }}.tar.xz
+          asset_name: paperless-ng-${{ github.ref#refs/heads/ }}.tar.xz
           asset_content_type: application/x-xz
 
   # build and push image to docker hub.