diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2b5b46d9..dcdf4087 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           TAG=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
           curl -LJO https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${TAG}/soot-wrapper-rev-hash.txt
 
-          echo "release_tag=$(${TAG})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "release_tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           if [ ! -f soot-wrapper-rev-hash.txt ]; then
             touch soot-wrapper-rev-hash.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/soot.yml b/.github/workflows/soot.yml
index 33673c39..52f00db9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/soot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/soot.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           TAG=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
           curl -LJO https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${TAG}/soot-wrapper-rev-hash.txt
-          
-          echo "release_tag=$(${TAG})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          echo "release_tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           if [ ! -f soot-wrapper-rev-hash.txt ]; then
             touch soot-wrapper-rev-hash.txt