diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml
index 62be56a..324a8f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml
@@ -15,17 +15,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract version from branch name
         if: startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/')
         run: |
-          BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+          BRANCH_NAME="${{ echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} }}"
           VERSION=${BRANCH_NAME#release/}
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Validate the version
+        id: regex-match
         uses: actions-ecosystem/action-regex-match@v2
         with:
           text: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           regex: '^v\d+(\.\d+){2}$'
 
       - name: Create pull request
+        if: ${{ steps.regex-match.outputs.match != '' }}
         uses: thomaseizinger/create-pull-request@1.0.0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yaml
index bc3268a..196c03b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yaml
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Validate the version
+        id: regex-match
         uses: actions-ecosystem/action-regex-match@v2
         with:
           text: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           regex: '^v\d+(\.\d+){2}$'
 
       - name: Create Release
+        if: ${{ steps.regex-match.outputs.match != '' }}
         id: generate_changelog
         uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
         env: