diff --git a/ci/build-src-tarball.sh b/ci/build-src-tarball.sh
index 4856e6805e..571fcc47a3 100755
--- a/ci/build-src-tarball.sh
+++ b/ci/build-src-tarball.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -ex
 # Determine the name of the tarball
 tag=dev
 if [[ $GITHUB_REF == refs/heads/release-* ]]; then
-  tag=v${GITHUB_REF:19}
+  tag=v$(./ci/print-current-version.sh)
 fi
 pkgname=wasmtime-$tag-src
 
diff --git a/ci/build-tarballs.sh b/ci/build-tarballs.sh
index 1e430a146b..eb6197c2a5 100755
--- a/ci/build-tarballs.sh
+++ b/ci/build-tarballs.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ mkdir -p dist
 
 tag=dev
 if [[ $GITHUB_REF == refs/heads/release-* ]]; then
-  tag=v${GITHUB_REF:19}
+  tag=v$(./ci/print-current-version.sh)
 fi
 
 bin_pkgname=wasmtime-$tag-$platform