diff --git a/.github/workflows/branches.yml b/.github/workflows/branches.yml
index 905471a..8159780 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branches.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@ jobs:
       contents: write # Allow the job to write tags on the repo
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false # to avoid using GITHUB_TOKEN when pushing
+
+      # It's required to avoid using the GITHUB_TOKEN, because we want an action to run on the tags that will be pushed.
+      # By default, github actions does not run on events triggered by other actions
       - name: Run semantic release
         uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMANTIC_RELEASE_PUSH_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tags.yml b/.github/workflows/tags.yml
index c9d8ee4..bb9213c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tags.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tags.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ concurrency:
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - '[0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]*'
+      - 'v[0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]*'
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ jobs:
           context: .
           file: ./docker_build/Dockerfile
           push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index e605b61..3269647 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "tagFormat": "${version}",
     "branches": [
         "+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x",
         "main",