diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index ac65275d..7c4c73c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: mavrosxristoforos/get-xml-info@2.0
       with:
         xml-file: pom.xml
-        xpath: '/project/version'
+        xpath: '/project/version/text()'
     outputs:
       version_tag: v${{ steps.package_version.outputs.info }}
   check-tag-exists: