diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-patch.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-patch.yaml
index 7fb9b0b..285bfe5 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-patch.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-patch.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Compare with Latest Published Tag
         id: check
         run: |
+          latest_tag="${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.latest_tag }}"
           latest_published_tag=$(curl -s -u :${{ secrets.TOKEN }} https://git.spgrn.com/v2/seang96/stirling-pdf/tags/list 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.tags[]' 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-fat$' 2>/dev/null | sed 's/-fat$//' 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1 || echo "")
           echo "Latest published tag: $latest_published_tag"
           if [ "$latest_tag" = "$latest_published_tag" ]; then