diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/.release-container.yml b/.gitlab/ci/.release-container.yml
index 12747cbf1d73122d7dbc9bd19f963c6b95f5bfb8..639a290629a022bc7cd4ce42978f2b505efbfada 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/.release-container.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/.release-container.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         - name: ${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX}/docker:latest
           alias: docker
     variables:
-      RELEASE_DOCKER_TAG: $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG
+      RELEASE_DOCKER_TAG: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
     before_script:
       - apk add git
       - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY