diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 13cb12c83..0c39e1773 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -505,8 +505,10 @@ jobs:
         python-version: "3.11"
 
     - name: Extract branch name
-      run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_REF##*/})" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       id: extract-branch
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REF=`${GITHUB_REF}`"
+        echo "branch=${GITHUB_REF##*/})" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
     - name: Dockerhub login
       env:
@@ -552,9 +554,10 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Extract branch name
-      shell: bash
-      run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_REF##*/})" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       id: extract-branch
+      run: |
+        echo "GITHUB_REF=`${GITHUB_REF}`"
+        echo "branch=${GITHUB_REF##*/})" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
     - name: Dockerhub login
       env: