diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e73d774f7c..83d71a8c22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get digest of controller-image
         run: |
-          echo "CONTROLLER_DIGEST=$(crane digest ${{ steps.controller-meta.outputs.tags }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CONTROLLER_DIGEST=$(crane digest quay.io/argoproj/argo-rollouts:${{ github.event.inputs.tag }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Get digest of plugin-image
         run: |
-          echo "PLUGIN_DIGEST=$(crane digest ${{ steps.plugin-meta.outputs.tags }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PLUGIN_DIGEST=$(crane digest quay.io/argoproj/argo-rollouts:${{ github.event.inputs.tag }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Sign Argo Rollouts Images
         run: |