diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cfebb7d2..4182c45a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create release
         run: |-
-          gh release create \
+          gh release create ${{ github.ref_name }} \
             target/tree-sitter-*.gz \
             target/tree-sitter.wasm \
             target/tree-sitter.js