diff --git a/.github/workflows/abi.yml b/.github/workflows/abi.yml
index efa1cf5285..a37e505d18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/abi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/abi.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update version from tag
         working-directory: ./contracts/dist
         run: |
-          VERSION="${${{ github.ref }}##*/v}"
-          echo "Debugging ${{ github.ref }}, $GITHUB_REF_NAME, $GITHUB_REF"
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
+          echo "Debugging GITHUB_REF_NAME, $VERSION"
           echo "Version set to $VERSION"
           sed -i -e "s/RELEASE_VERSION/$VERSION/g" package.json