diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f1ee82526..9b3db000b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          repo_owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          repo_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
       # Check if the tag already exists
       - id: tag_exists
@@ -52,8 +54,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tag: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          repo_owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          repo_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
       # If the tag already exists, exit with an error
       - if: steps.tag_exists.outputs.exists == 'true'