diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3bf646e..d0fe43c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,19 +20,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update pyproject.toml with new version tag
         run: |
           sed -i 's/version = ".*"/version = "${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.new_version }}"/' pyproject.toml
-      - name: Update project version
+      - name: Update project version and commit
         uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         with:
           commit_message: "[bot]: update version to ${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.new_version }}"
           branch: main
           file_pattern: pyproject.toml
           add_options: --update
-      - name: get next version with tagging
+
+          tagging_message: '${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.new_tag }}'
+      - name: Tag version
         id: tag_version
         uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.2
         with:
-            github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          dry_run: false
       - name: Create a GitHub release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with: