diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-50_publish-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/release-50_publish-docker.yml
index b44d9ab91ca9..f74fb6a0ad1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-50_publish-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-50_publish-docker.yml
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       polkadot_apt_version: ${{ steps.fetch-latest-apt.outputs.polkadot_apt_version }}
+      polkadot_container_tag: ${{ steps.fetch-latest-apt.outputs.polkadot_container_tag }}
     container:
       image: paritytech/parity-keyring
       options: --user root
@@ -229,8 +230,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           apt update
           apt show polkadot
-          version=$(apt show polkadot 2>/dev/null | grep "Version:" | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/-.*//')
+          version=$(apt show polkadot 2>/dev/null | grep "Version:" | awk '{print $2}')
+          tag=$(echo $version | sed 's/-.*//')
           echo "polkadot_apt_version=v$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "polkadot_container_tag=v$tag" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "You passed ${{ inputs.version }} but this is ignored"
           echo "We use the version from the Debian Package: $version"
 
@@ -276,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
           # TODO: It would be good to get rid of this GHA that we don't really need.
           tags: |
             parity/polkadot:latest
-            parity/polkadot:${{ needs.fetch-latest-debian-package-version.outputs.polkadot_apt_version }}
+            parity/polkadot:${{ needs.fetch-latest-debian-package-version.outputs.polkadot_container_tag }}
           build-args: |
             VCS_REF=${{ github.ref }}
             POLKADOT_VERSION=${{ needs.fetch-latest-debian-package-version.outputs.polkadot_apt_version }}