diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 86c3403a..36257815 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ name: Publish to Maven
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - *
+    tags: [ "*" ]
+
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest