diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-arc.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-arc.yaml
index 7034c62a..4c3a8075 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-arc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-arc.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ jobs:
           tar zxvf ghr_v0.13.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
           sudo mv ghr_v0.13.0_linux_amd64/ghr /usr/local/bin
 
+      - name: Set version env variable
+        run: |
+          # Define the release tag name based on the event type
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "release" ]]; then
+            echo "VERSION=$(cat ${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH} | jq -r '.release.tag_name')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+            echo "VERSION=${{ inputs.release_tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
       - name: Upload artifacts
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -62,15 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           application_private_key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_ACCESS_PK }}
           organization: ${{ env.TARGET_ORG }}
 
-      - name: Set release tag name
-        run: |
-          # Define the release tag name based on the event type
-          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "release" ]]; then
-            echo "RELEASE_TAG_NAME=$(cat ${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH} | jq -r '.release.tag_name')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
-            echo "RELEASE_TAG_NAME=${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
-
       - name: Resolve push to registries
         run: |
           # Define the push to registries based on the event type
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           gh auth login --with-token <<< ${{ steps.get_workflow_token.outputs.token }}
 
           # Trigger the workflow run
-          jq -n '{"event_type": "arc", "client_payload": {"release_tag_name": "${{ env.RELEASE_TAG_NAME }}", "push_to_registries": "${{ env.PUSH_TO_REGISTRIES }}" }}' \
+          jq -n '{"event_type": "arc", "client_payload": {"release_tag_name": "${{ env.VERSION }}", "push_to_registries": "${{ env.PUSH_TO_REGISTRIES }}" }}' \
             | gh api -X POST /repos/actions-runner-controller/releases/dispatches --input -
 
       - name: Job summary
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "The [publish-arc](https://github.com/actions-runner-controller/releases/blob/main/.github/workflows/publish-arc.yaml) workflow has been triggered!" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**Parameters:**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- Release tag: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG_NAME }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Release tag: ${{ env.VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "- Push to registries: ${{ env.PUSH_TO_REGISTRIES }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**Status:**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY