diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 82d8f2c..f76ef93 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}"
           VERSION="${VERSION#refs/*/}"
-          echo "Version: ${VERSION}"
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          echo "Version (raw):      ${VERSION}"
+          echo "Version (cleaned):  ${VERSION/v/}"
+
+          echo "version_raw=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version_cleaned=${VERSION/v/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
         with:
           fetch-tags: true
-          ref: "${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }}"
+          ref: "${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_raw }}"
 
       - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.6.0
       - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.11.1
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
             --platform linux/arm64 \
             --file Dockerfile \
             --provenance false \
-            --tag git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }}-arm64 \
+            --tag git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_cleaned }}-arm64 \
             --push \
             .
 
@@ -61,13 +65,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}"
           VERSION="${VERSION#refs/*/}"
-          echo "Version: ${VERSION}"
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          echo "Version (raw):      ${VERSION}"
+          echo "Version (cleaned):  ${VERSION/v/}"
+
+          echo "version_raw=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version_cleaned=${VERSION/v/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
         with:
           fetch-tags: true
-          ref: "${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }}"
+          ref: "${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_raw }}"
 
       - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.6.0
       - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.11.1
@@ -87,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
             --platform linux/amd64 \
             --file Dockerfile \
             --provenance false \
-            --tag git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }}-amd64 \
+            --tag git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_cleaned }}-amd64 \
             --push \
             .
 
@@ -102,8 +110,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}"
           VERSION="${VERSION#refs/*/}"
-          echo "Version: ${VERSION}"
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          echo "Version (raw):      ${VERSION}"
+          echo "Version (cleaned):  ${VERSION/v/}"
+
+          echo "version_raw=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version_cleaned=${VERSION/v/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - uses: docker/login-action@v3.6.0
         with:
@@ -113,11 +125,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create and push manifest
         run: |
-          docker manifest create git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }} \
-            --amend git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }}-amd64 \
-            --amend git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }}-arm64
+          docker manifest create git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_cleaned }} \
+            --amend git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_cleaned }}-amd64 \
+            --amend git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_cleaned }}-arm64
 
-          docker manifest push git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }}
+          docker manifest push git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_cleaned }}
 
   sync-to-hub-docker-io:
     needs:
@@ -129,13 +141,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}"
           VERSION="${VERSION#refs/*/}"
-          echo "Version: ${VERSION}"
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          echo "Version (raw):      ${VERSION}"
+          echo "Version (cleaned):  ${VERSION/v/}"
+
+          echo "version_raw=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version_cleaned=${VERSION/v/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Copy images to docker.io
         run: |
-          TAG=$(echo ${{ github.ref_name }} | sed 's/v//gm')
-
           apt-get update --yes
           apt-get install --yes skopeo
           skopeo copy \
@@ -144,5 +158,5 @@ jobs:
             --dest-username ${{ secrets.DOCKER_IO_USERNAME }} \
             --src-password ${{ secrets.GIT_CRYPTIC_SYSTEMS_PACKAGE_REGISTRY_TOKEN }} \
             --src-username volker.raschek \
-              docker://git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }} \
-              docker://docker.io/volkerraschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version }}
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+              docker://git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_cleaned }} \
+              docker://docker.io/volkerraschek/docker-compose:${{ steps.version_extraction.outputs.version_cleaned }}
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