diff --git a/.github/workflows/scriptTests.yml b/.github/workflows/scriptTests.yml
index 16856b439..92af9130a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scriptTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scriptTests.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Get latest release"
         id: latest-release
         run: |
-         export LATEST_RELEASE=`curl https://api.github.com/repos/jfrog/jfrog-cli/releases/latest -s --retry 10 | jq .name -r | cut -c 2-`
+         export LATEST_RELEASE=`curl https://api.github.com/repos/jfrog/jfrog-cli/releases/latest -s --retry 10 | jq .name -r`
          echo "LATEST_RELEASE=$LATEST_RELEASE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         shell: bash