diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 400417c..2e82449 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -75,29 +75,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
       - run: npm ci
-      - name: Test prerelease tag generation
+      - name: Create prerelease tag
         id: prerelease-tag
         uses: ./
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
           prerelease: "true"
+      - name: Print new tag
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "${{ steps.prerelease-tag.outputs.new-tag }}" ]; then
+            echo "No new tag found"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "New tag: ${{ steps.prerelease-tag.outputs.new-tag }}"
       - name: Verify prerelease tag format
         run: |
-          new_tag="${{ steps.prerelease-tag.outputs.new-tag }}"
-          echo "Generated prerelease tag: $new_tag"
-
-          # Check if tag contains -rc- prefix
-          if [[ "$new_tag" == *"-rc-"* ]]; then
+          if [[ "${{ steps.prerelease-tag.outputs.new-tag }}" =~ -rc-[a-f0-9]{7,}$ ]]; then
             echo "✓ Prerelease tag format is correct"
           else
             echo "✗ Prerelease tag format is incorrect. Expected format: X.Y.Z-rc-<sha>"
             exit 1
           fi
-
-          # Check if tag ends with a hash-like string (at least 7 characters)
-          if [[ "$new_tag" =~ -rc-[a-f0-9]{7,}$ ]]; then
-            echo "✓ Prerelease tag contains valid SHA suffix"
-          else
-            echo "✗ Prerelease tag SHA suffix is invalid"
-            exit 1
-          fi