diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 81522fc..fb0026c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -61,3 +61,8 @@ jobs:
           args: release --clean
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # Force GoReleaser to use the triggering tag rather than fall
+          # back to `git describe` — which can resolve to an older tag
+          # (e.g., a vX.Y.Z-rc tag) when multiple tags point at the same
+          # commit. Surfaced as the v0.3.1 release failure on 2026-05-24.
+          GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}