diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index c611c20d7..d448fe901 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ on:
       - devmain
 
 jobs:
-  extraxt_branch:
+  extract_branch:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      currentTag: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.extract_branch }}
+      branch: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
     steps:
       - name: Extract branch name
         shell: bash
-        run: echo "##[set-output name=branch;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/})"
+        run: echo "::set-output name=branch::$(echo ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}})"
         id: extract_branch
 
   unit_tests_with_coverage:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Generate Release
     if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request') && (needs.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'master') }}
-    needs: [unit_tests_with_coverage, lint_project, build_docker_image, extraxt_branch]
+    needs: [unit_tests_with_coverage, lint_project, build_docker_image, extract_branch]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout