diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 94fe9e228..0496d4954 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
             # used for checking the tag
           PACKAGE_VERSION_WITH_NAME=$(echo "mater-cli-v$PACKAGE_VERSION")
 
-          if [[ "$PACKAGE_VERSION" != "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$PACKAGE_VERSION_WITH_NAME" != "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ]]; then
             exit 1;
           fi