diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index a811b6b..b7919ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Package artifacts
               run: |
-                  VERSION="${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name || github.ref_name || inputs.tag_name }}"
+                  VERSION="${{ inputs.tag_name || needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name || github.ref_name }}"
                   VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
                   cd artifacts
                   zip -r "Panzerfaust-${VERSION}-Windows-x64.zip"    Windows-x64-Release/
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Upload to GitHub Release
               uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
               with:
-                  tag_name: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name || github.ref_name || inputs.tag_name }}
+                  tag_name: ${{ inputs.tag_name || needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name || github.ref_name }}
                   files: |
                       artifacts/Panzerfaust-*-Windows-x64.zip
                       artifacts/Panzerfaust-*-macOS-arm64.zip