diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
index 1fa9b515..36dab3dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and Push Docker image 📦
         run: |
           IMAGE_NAME=rasa/rasa-sdk
-          IMAGE_TAG="${{ needs.define-release-version.outputs.version }}"
+          IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGE_TAG
           make build-and-push-multi-platform-docker
+        env:
+          IMAGE_TAG: ${{ needs.define-release-version.outputs.version }}
             
   release-artifacts-pypi:
     name: Release Artifacts PyPI
@@ -144,4 +146,4 @@ jobs:
           channel-id: "C061J0LGHU0"
           slack-message: ":broken_heart: *Rasa SDK* release version `${{ needs.define-release-version.outputs.version }}` has failed! More information can be found <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}|here>."
         env:
-          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
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+          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}