diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-tagged-images.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-tagged-images.yaml
index 7bb9c11e47..27d010a8e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-tagged-images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-tagged-images.yaml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         id: buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
         with:
           buildkitd-flags: --debug
 
       - name: Login to Github Packages
-        if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "##[set-output name=tag;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF_NAME#*/})"
 
       - name: Current Version Name
-        if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         run: |
           echo ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.tag }}
 
       - name: Build and  push deepsparse with all dependencies
-        if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           context: ./docker
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
             ghcr.io/neuralmagic/deepsparse:${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.tag }}
 
       - name: Build and push deepsparse-base
-        if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           context: ./docker
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ jobs:
 
 
       - name: Image digest
-        if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         run: echo ${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.digest }}