diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 146ec77..6830226 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
-        description: 'Tag to release (e.g. v0.1.0). The tag must already exist.'
+        description: 'Tag to release (e.g. v0.1.0).'
         required: true
         type: string
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         id: ref
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
-            echo "ref=${{ inputs.tag }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "ref=${{ github.ref }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "tag=${{ inputs.tag }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "ref=${{ github.ref }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           tag_name: ${{ steps.ref.outputs.tag }}
           name: ${{ steps.ref.outputs.tag }}
+          target_commitish: ${{ github.sha }}
           generate_release_notes: true
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
           files: |