diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-announcement.yml b/.github/workflows/release-announcement.yml
index 046d3dc9..ccf82cfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-announcement.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-announcement.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+      - name: Set Default Release Variables
+        id: set-vars
+        run: |
+          echo "RELEASE_NAME=${{ github.event.release.name || 'Test' }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "RELEASE_BODY=${{ github.event.release.body || 'Empty body' }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Create Release Announcement on SourceForge
         env:
           SOURCEFORGE_BEARER: ${{ secrets.SOURCEFORGE_BEARER }}
-          GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
-          RELEASE_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.name }} || "Test"
-          RELEASE_BODY: ${{ github.event.release.body }} || "Empty body"
+          RELEASE_NAME: ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }}
+          RELEASE_BODY: ${{ env.RELEASE_BODY }}
         run: |
           curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
                   -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOURCEFORGE_BEARER" \