diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build+release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build+release.yml
index 3717f74..c7af02f 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build+release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build+release.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Collect Debian Metadata
         id: deb
         run: |
-          DEBIAN_REF=$(echo ${{ github.ref_name }} | tr - \~)
+          DEBIAN_REF=$(cat Cargo.toml | grep -E "(^|\|)version =" | cut -f2- -d= | tr -d \" | tr -d " " | tr - \~)
           echo "debian_ref=$DEBIAN_REF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo DEBIAN_REF: $DEBIAN_REF
           DEBIAN_REV=$(cat Cargo.toml | grep -E "(^|\|)revision =" | cut -f2- -d= | tr -d \" | tr -d " ")
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/pull-requests.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/pull-requests.yml
index d7f7078..a6f0a26 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/pull-requests.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Collect Debian Metadata
         id: deb
         run: |
-          DEBIAN_REF=$(echo ${{ github.ref_name }} | tr - \~)
+          DEBIAN_REF=$(cat Cargo.toml | grep -E "(^|\|)version =" | cut -f2- -d= | tr -d \" | tr -d " " | tr - \~)
           echo "debian_ref=$DEBIAN_REF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo DEBIAN_REF: $DEBIAN_REF
           DEBIAN_REV=$(cat Cargo.toml | grep -E "(^|\|)revision =" | cut -f2- -d= | tr -d \" | tr -d " ")