diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0f53e583..df24e82b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@9ec57ed1fcdbf14dcef7dfbe97b2010124a938b7
         with:
           images: gtstef/filebrowser
-      - name: Remove leading 'v' from tags
-        id: remove-v
+      - name: Modify DOCKER_METADATA_OUTPUT_JSON
+        id: modify-json
         run: |
-          TAGS="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}"
-          # Remove the 'v' prefix from each tag
-          TAGS=$(echo "$TAGS" | sed 's/^v//g')
-          echo "::set-output name=stripped_tags::$TAGS"
+          JSON="${{ steps.meta.outputs.DOCKER_METADATA_OUTPUT_JSON }}"
+          # Use jq to remove 'v' from the version field
+          JSON=$(echo "$JSON" | jq '(.tags) |= sub("filebrowser:v"; "filebrowser:")')
+          echo "::set-output name=modified_json::$JSON"
       - name: Build and push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ jobs:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7
           file: ./Dockerfile
           push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.remove-v.outputs.stripped_tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
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+          tags: ${{ steps.modify-json.outputs.modified_json | fromJSON | .tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.modify-json.outputs.modified_json | fromJSON | .labels }}
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