diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index a2222e0..7de3259 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check version match
       run: |
         REPOSITORY_NAME=$(echo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" | awk -F '/' '{print $2}' | tr '-' '_' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-        if [ "$(cat $REPOSITORY_NAME/VERSION)" = "${GITHUB_REF_NAME:1}" ] ; then
+        if [ "$(cat $REPOSITORY_NAME/VERSION)" = "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" ] ; then
           echo "Version matches successfully!"
         else
           echo "Version must match!"