diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yaml
index ae84a750f0ce..c8192e2e1e51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           images: |
             unleashorg/unleash-server
-          flavor: latest=${{ github.event.inputs.is-latest-version }}
+          flavor: latest=${{ github.event.inputs.is-latest-version || 'auto' }}
           tags: |
             # only enabled for workflow dispatch except main (assume its a release):
             type=semver,pattern={{ version }},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }},value=${{ inputs.version }}