diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index 29a9fd3..b47ce57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ jobs:
             ETOPO_RES=${{ matrix.res }}
             ETOPO_VERSION=${{ matrix.version }}
             ETOPO_SURFACE=${{ matrix.surface }}
-            VERSION=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}            
+            VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}            
           tags: |
-            ${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}-${{ matrix.res }}-v${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            ${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}-${{ matrix.res }}-v${{ github.ref_name }}
             ${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}-${{ matrix.res }}-${{ env.REPOSITORY_SHA }}
             ${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}-${{ matrix.res }}
             ${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}
-            ghcr.io/${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}-${{ matrix.res }}-v${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}-${{ matrix.res }}-v${{ github.ref_name }}
             ghcr.io/${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}-${{ matrix.res }}-${{ env.REPOSITORY_SHA }}
             ghcr.io/${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}-${{ matrix.res }}
             ghcr.io/${{ env.REPOSITORY_PATH }}:${{ matrix.surface }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-image.yml b/.github/workflows/release-image.yml
index 0fbefe1..714b4dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-image.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           draft: false
           prerelease: false        
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          release_name: v${{ github.ref_name }}
           body_path: CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4b215e..07e43d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.2.18 (2023-08-02)
+
+* update release to use github.ref_name
+
 # 1.2.17 (2023-06-01)
 
 * set description label