diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5f3401d..46eb8a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Trigger release-digital-ocean workflow
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: v${{ inputs.release_version }}
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -585,6 +587,6 @@ jobs:
               owner: 'bitwarden',
               repo: 'self-host',
               workflow_id: 'release-digital-ocean.yml',
-              ref: 'v${{ inputs.release_version_}}',
+              ref: process.env.RELEASE_TAG,
               inputs: {}
             });