diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index edc7cc5bc3..7fecf73da7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-        ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag == '' || github.ref_name }}
+        ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag == '' && github.event.inputs.release_tag || github.ref_name }}
 
     - name: Fetch all tags
       run: |