diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6598a5c8c986..41787822427b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -207,14 +207,13 @@ jobs:
     name: Update krew-index
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-    - name: check latest tag
-      id: check-latest
+    - name: get latest tag
+      id: get-latest-tag
       run: |
-        # get the latest version
-        export STABLE_TAG=`gh api repos/karmada-io/karmada/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name'`
-        echo "Got the stabe tag:$STABLE_TAG"
+        export LATEST_TAG=`gh api repos/karmada-io/karmada/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name'`
+        echo "Got the latest tag:$LATEST_TAG"
         echo "event.tag:"${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-        echo "stableTag=$STABLE_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "latestTag=$LATEST_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       if: steps.check-latest.outputs.stableTag == github.event.release.tag_name
     - name: Update new version in krew-index