diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7f14b47..cd14b61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: release
+    outputs:
+      newest_release_tag: ${{ steps.release_tag.outputs.newest_release_tag }}
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     needs:
       - test
@@ -124,6 +126,12 @@ jobs:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           pypi_token: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Get Release Tag
+        id: release_tag
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "newest_release_tag=$(semantic-release print-version --current)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   build_wheels:
     needs: [release]
 
@@ -143,18 +151,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
 
-      - name: Install python-semantic-release
-        run: python -m pip install python-semantic-release==7.34.6
-
-      - name: Get Release Tag
-        id: release_tag
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=newest_release_tag::$(semantic-release print-version --current)"
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: "v${{ steps.release_tag.outputs.newest_release_tag }}"
+          ref: "v${{ needs.release.outputs.newest_release_tag }}"
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Install cibuildwheel