diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-comment-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/release-comment-issues.yml
index d31c61dced..8870f25bc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-comment-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-comment-issues.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Get version
         id: get_version
-        run: echo "version=${{ github.event.inputs.version || github.event.release.tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          INPUTS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          RELEASE_TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: echo "version=${$INPUTS_VERSION:-$RELEASE_TAG_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Comment on linked issues that are mentioned in release
         if: |
@@ -28,4 +31,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: getsentry/release-comment-issues-gh-action@v1
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
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+          version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}