diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm_v2.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm_v2.yaml
index 4e6af481..22f7695e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm_v2.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm_v2.yaml
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine NPM Tag
         id: determine-npm-tag
         run: |
-          VERSION_TAG=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          VERSION_TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
           if [[ $VERSION_TAG == *"-"* ]]; then
             echo "NPM_TAG=${VERSION_TAG#*-}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
             echo "NPM_TAG=latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Publish to NPM
-        run: yarn publish --new-version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} --tag ${{ steps.determine-npm-tag.outputs.NPM_TAG }} --no-git-tag-version
+        run: yarn publish --new-version "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" --tag "${{ env.NPM_TAG }}" --no-git-tag-version
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}