diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-embedded-packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-embedded-packages.yaml
index b5c5cffb..681217f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-embedded-packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-embedded-packages.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
   build_element_call:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-element-call.yaml
     with:
-      vite_app_version: embedded-${{ github.env.VERSION }}
+      vite_app_version: embedded-${{ github.event.release.tag_name || 'v0.0.0-pre.0' }} # Using ${{ env.VERSION }} here doesn't work
       package: embedded
 
   publish_tarball:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write # required to upload release asset
       packages: write
     env:
-      FILENAME_PREFIX: element-call-embedded-${{ github.env.VERSION }}
+      FILENAME_PREFIX: element-call-embedded-${{ github.event.release.tag_name || 'v0.0.0-pre.0' }} # Using ${{ env.VERSION }} here doesn't work
     steps:
       - name: 📥 Download built element-call artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 2d8f0ef8..f6c751eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-element-call.yaml
     with:
       package: full
-      vite_app_version: ${{ github.env.VERSION }}
+      vite_app_version: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} # Using ${{ env.VERSION }} here doesn't work
     secrets:
       SENTRY_ORG: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_ORG }}
       SENTRY_PROJECT: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_PROJECT }}
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write # required to upload release asset
       packages: write
     env:
-      FILENAME_PREFIX: element-call-${{ github.env.VERSION }}
+      FILENAME_PREFIX: element-call-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} # Using ${{ env.VERSION }} here doesn't work
     steps:
       - name: 📥 Download built element-call artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@cc203385981b70ca67e1cc392babf9cc229d5806 # v4