diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index d1585ac73b..acb0115ca4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git fetch --prune --tags --unshallow -f
       - name: Set output
         id: vars
-        run: echo ::set-output name=tag::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}
+        run: echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: conda setup
         run: |
           conda install -c pyviz "pyctdev>=0.5"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index f24a01e58e..9aee0c948a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git fetch --prune --tags --unshallow -f
       - name: Set output
         id: vars
-        run: echo ::set-output name=tag::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}
+        run: echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: conda setup
         run: |
           conda create -n test-environment python=3.8 pyctdev