diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index cd4f3188f..7833d4961 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
 
-      - name: Export tag version
-        run: |
-          export RELEASE_TAG_VERSION=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-          echo "RELEASE_TAG_VERSION=${RELEASE_TAG_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Setup doc deploy
         run: |
           git config --global user.name Docs deploy
@@ -29,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install mkdocs-material mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin mike
 
       - name: deploy docs
-        run: mike deploy --push -m "Update docs to version ${RELEASE_TAG_VERSION}" --update-aliases ${RELEASE_TAG_VERSION} latest
+        run: mike deploy --push -m "Update docs to version ${{ github.ref_name  }}" --update-aliases ${{ github.ref_name }} latest
 
       - name: Set latest as default doc branch
         run: mike set-default --push latest