diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d054fb12..56301d88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish to RubyGems
         run: |
-          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME##*/v}"
           bundle exec rake build
           gem push pkg/workos-${VERSION}.gem --host https://rubygems.org
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 1a8d77de..29926c7e 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
       "release-type": "ruby",
       "package-name": "workos",
       "version-file": "lib/workos/version.rb",
-      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md"
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "include-component-in-tag": false
     }
   }
 }