diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f32c80..f64c962 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.ref_name != 'master'
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: psf/black@stable
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: lint
-    if: github.ref_name != 'master'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
   tag_and_publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.ref == 'master' || github.ref == 'dev'
+    if: github.ref_name == 'master' || github.ref_name == 'dev'
     needs: test
     permissions:
       id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-tags: true
-          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: setup git
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: set version format
         id: version_format
         run: |
-          if [[ ${{ github.ref }} == 'master' ]]; then
+          if [[ ${{ github.ref_name }} == 'master' ]]; then
             echo "version_format=\${major}.\${minor}.\${patch}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "version_format=\${major}.\${minor}.\${patch}rc\${increment}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT