diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index ca5c118..b60eccb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -99,15 +99,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           inputs: ./dist/*.tar.gz ./dist/*.whl
 
-      - name: Bump version and push tag
-        id: create_tag
-        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          release_branches: main
-          default_bump: false
-          custom_tag: ${{ needs.prepare-and-check.outputs.version }}
-
       - name: Set Release Version Env
         run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${{ needs.prepare-and-check.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
@@ -121,9 +112,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare-and-check.outputs.version }}
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.create_tag.outputs.new_tag }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ steps.create_tag.outputs.new_tag }}
+          tag_name: v${{ needs.prepare-and-check.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: Release v${{ needs.prepare-and-check.outputs.version }}
           body: ${{ steps.draft_release.outputs.body }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
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diff --git a/spam_detector_ai/__init__.py b/spam_detector_ai/__init__.py
index 7bf9296..b819aeb 100644
--- a/spam_detector_ai/__init__.py
+++ b/spam_detector_ai/__init__.py
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 __description__ = "A package for detecting and filtering spam messages using Machine Learning models."
 __package_name__ = "spam-detector-ai"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/adamspd/spam-detection-project"
-__version__ = "2.1.6"
+__version__ = "2.1.7"
 __test_version__ = False