diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yaml
index 08e01dd..bd0647d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yaml
@@ -54,17 +54,21 @@ jobs:
             echo ${{ secrets.PROPERTIES }} | base64 --decode > key.properties
           fi
 
-      - name: Build ${{ matrix.platform }} app
-        id: build
+      - name: Versioning
+        id: versioning
         shell: bash
         run: |
           ./gradlew ciVersioning
+
+      - name: Build ${{ matrix.platform }} app
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
           ./gradlew ciReleaseApp
 
       - if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push'
         name: Release
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
         with:
-          tag: refs/tags/v${{ steps.build.outputs.version }}
+          tag: refs/tags/${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}
           file: build/assets/*
           file_glob: true
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 6556328..e44c936 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -267,9 +267,14 @@ tasks.register("ciVersioning") {
     dependsOn("updateVersion")
 
     doLast {
-        val outputDir = file(System.getenv("GITHUB_OUTPUT"))
-        outputDir.writeText("version=${version.substringBefore('+')}")
-        logger.lifecycle("Wrote version to ${outputDir.absolutePath}")
+        val outputVersion = "v${version.substringBefore('+')}"
+        exec {
+            commandLine = listOf("git", "tag", outputVersion)
+            isIgnoreExitValue = true
+        }
+        exec { commandLine = listOf("git", "push", "origin", outputVersion) }
+        file(System.getenv("GITHUB_OUTPUT")).writeText("version=$outputVersion")
+        logger.lifecycle("Wrote version to GitHub output: $outputVersion")
     }
 }