diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/forgejo-deb.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/forgejo-deb.yml
index 4b718a6..0a62782 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/forgejo-deb.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/forgejo-deb.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: tag pre-condition
         run: |
           cd forgejo
-          git update-ref refs/heads/tag_test $(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
+          git checkout ${{ env.GITHUB_REF_NAME }}
 
       # - run: ./.ci-make.sh submodule-make forgejo security-check