diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
index 7a4092c..65d053c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ name: Build and Deploy Versioned Spring Boot Server
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags: # Match all tags
-      - "*"
+    tags:
+      - "*" # Match all tags
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract Tag Version
         id: extract_version
         run: |
-          TAG_VERSION=${GITEA_REF#refs/tags/}
+          TAG_VERSION=$(echo "${GITEA_REF}" | sed 's#refs/tags/##')
+          if [ -z "$TAG_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Error: TAG_VERSION is empty."
+            exit 1
+          fi
           echo "TAG_VERSION=$TAG_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       # 7. Build the Docker image with the tag