diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index 2f2b0c0..ad212bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 16
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-      - name: set version to $GITHUB_REF
-        run: sed -i 's/___VERSION___/$GITHUB_REF_VER/g' package.json
+      - name: set version to ${{github.ref_name}}
+        run: sed -i 's/___VERSION___/${GITHUB_REF_VER}/g' package.json
         env:
-          GITHUB_REF_VER: $GITHUB_REF
+          GITHUB_REF_VER: ${{github.ref_name}}
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm publish
         env: