diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 689a162..d66b5cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ github.token }}
           prerelease: false
+          automatic_release_tag: v${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}
           files: |
             LICENSE.md
             backend/target/gameyfin-*.jar
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 61034e5..9bf1b4d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.5.3</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <scmCommentPrefix>[ci skip]</scmCommentPrefix>
+                    <scmCommentPrefix>[ci skip] </scmCommentPrefix>
                     <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                     <checkModificationExcludes>
                         <checkModificationExclude>frontend/package.json</checkModificationExclude>