diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/generate-tarball.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/generate-tarball.yml
index 70fbe55b1f..5de03640f5 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/generate-tarball.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/generate-tarball.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ jobs:
           else
             CI_REF_NAME=$GITHUB_REF_NAME
           fi
-          echo "CI_REF_NAME=$CI_REF_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "building tarball for $CI_REF_NAME"
           git-archive-all --force-submodules $CI_PROJECT_NAME-$CI_REF_NAME.tar.gz
           echo "Generating sha512sum"
@@ -56,5 +55,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: forgejo/download-artifact@v3
       - name: Package deployment 
         run: |
+          if test $GITHUB_REF_NAME == "ci" ; then
+            CI_REF_NAME=${{ inputs.ref_name }}
+          else
+            CI_REF_NAME=$GITHUB_REF_NAME
+          fi
           curl --user ${{ vars.CODE_FORGEJO_USER }}:${{ secrets.CODE_FORGEJO_TOKEN }} --upload-file ./tarball/zotero-*.tar.gz ${{ github.server_url }}/api/packages/mirrors/generic/zotero/$CI_REF_NAME/zotero-$CI_REF_NAME.tar.gz
           curl --user ${{ vars.CODE_FORGEJO_USER }}:${{ secrets.CODE_FORGEJO_TOKEN }} --upload-file ./tarball/zotero-*.tar.gz.sha512sum ${{ github.server_url }}/api/packages/mirrors/generic/zotero/$CI_REF_NAME/zotero-$CI_REF_NAME.tar.gz.sha512sum