diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 46347f40..16e2ba7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
     tags:
-      # Pushing a tag that starts with v and ends with rc will trigger a release
-      - v*rc
+      # Pushing a tag that starts with v and has -rc in the middle will trigger a release
+      - v*-rc*
 
 jobs:
   check-release-tag: