diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 29aa1502..20b98b3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
-          gh release upload ${{ github.ref_name }} wheels/* --clobber
+          gh release upload "$RELEASE_TAG" wheels/* --clobber
 
   publish-to-pypi:
     name: Publish Python wheels to PyPI