diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4e8571f2a1..b098619615 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
           dir=$(echo lean-*)
           mkdir pack
           # high-compression tar.zst + zip for release, fast tar.zst otherwise
-          if [[ '${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.release }}' == true || -n '${{ needs.set-nightly.outputs.nightly }}' ]]; then
+          if [[ '${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && matrix.release }}' == true || -n '${{ needs.set-nightly.outputs.nightly }}' ]]; then
             ${{ matrix.tar || 'tar' }} cf - $dir | zstd -T0 --no-progress -19 -o pack/$dir.tar.zst
             zip -rq pack/$dir.zip $dir
           else
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ccache -s
 
   release:
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps: