diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index 55fd8549d1..f5ba04303d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -30,13 +30,10 @@ jobs:
         id: gettag
         run: |
           version=`echo ${GITHUB_REF} | grep '^refs/tags/v' | sed -e 's|^refs/tags/v\(.*\)|\1|'`
-          echo version=$version
           if [ "$version" = "" ] ; then
             version="prerelease"
-            echo "is prerelease"
           fi
-          echo "version=${version}"
-          echo "version=${version}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "version=${version}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: "build c-ares tarball"
         run: |
           autoreconf -fi