diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index de1fde9..df4a2ed 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare Release
         run: echo ${{ github.sha }} > Release.txt
       - name: Tag Release Commit
+        env:
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{github.event.head_commit.message}}
         run: |
-          export VERSION=$(echo ${{github.event.head_commit.message}} | grep -Po '(?<=Release-As: )v\d+\.\d+\.\d+')
+          export VERSION=$(echo "${COMMIT_MESSAGE}" | grep -Po '(?<=Release-As: )v\d+\.\d+\.\d+')
           echo "==> Tagging for version: ${VERSION}"
           git config --global credential.helper store
           echo "https://${USERNAME}:${{secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN}}}@${{github.repositoryUrl}}" > ~/.git-credentials