diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
index 903ccae9..ac7aa8e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       # Publish to TestPyPI on tag events of if manually triggered
       # Compare to 'true' string as booleans get turned into strings in the console
       if: >-
-        (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v'))
+        (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags'))
         || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.publish == 'true')
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.10
       with: