diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index e74b76701..1657b7cd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,6 @@ jobs:
         run: mv etherpad-win.zip etherpad-lite-win.zip
       - name: upload binaries to release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        if: ${{startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
+        if: ${{startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         with:
             files: etherpad-lite-win.zip