diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 93acb01db..e4602ae2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           echo $VERSION_REF
           echo "VERSION=${VERSION_REF/refs\/tags\/\v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
-          VERSION_REF: ${{ github.event.inputs.version || github.ref }}
+          VERSION_REF: ${{ inputs.version || github.event.inputs.version || github.ref }}
 
   release:
     if: github.repository == 'lucide-icons/lucide'