diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ca0fa04..cca2a7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -56,28 +56,12 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Publish to Open VSX Registry
-        uses: HaaLeo/publish-vscode-extension@v2
-        id: publishToOpenVSX
-        with:
-          pat: ${{ secrets.OPEN_VSX_TOKEN }}
-          dependencies: false
-          skipDuplicate: true
-
-      - name: Publish to Visual Studio Marketplace
-        uses: HaaLeo/publish-vscode-extension@v2
-        with:
-          pat: ${{ secrets.VS_MARKETPLACE_TOKEN }}
-          registryUrl: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com
-          extensionFile: ${{ steps.publishToOpenVSX.outputs.vsixPath }}
-          skipDuplicate: true
-
-      - name: Commit version bump and tag through GitHub API
+      - name: Commit version bump
+        id: commit
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.version }}
           VERSION_FILES: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.files }}
-          VERSION_TAG: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.tag }}
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs')
@@ -85,7 +69,6 @@ jobs:
             const { owner, repo } = context.repo
             const branch = context.ref.replace('refs/heads/', '')
             const files = JSON.parse(process.env.VERSION_FILES)
-            const tag = process.env.VERSION_TAG
             const version = process.env.VERSION
 
             if (files.length === 0) {
@@ -133,16 +116,46 @@ jobs:
             })
             const commit = result.createCommitOnBranch.commit
 
+            core.setOutput('sha', commit.oid)
+            core.info(`Committed ${commit.oid} to ${branch}`)
+            if (commit.signature) {
+              core.info(`Commit signature: signedByGitHub=${commit.signature.wasSignedByGitHub}, valid=${commit.signature.isValid}, state=${commit.signature.state}`)
+            } else {
+              core.warning('GitHub did not return signature details for the API-created commit.')
+            }
+
+      - name: Publish to Open VSX Registry
+        uses: HaaLeo/publish-vscode-extension@v2
+        id: publishToOpenVSX
+        with:
+          pat: ${{ secrets.OPEN_VSX_TOKEN }}
+          dependencies: false
+          skipDuplicate: true
+
+      - name: Publish to Visual Studio Marketplace
+        uses: HaaLeo/publish-vscode-extension@v2
+        with:
+          pat: ${{ secrets.VS_MARKETPLACE_TOKEN }}
+          registryUrl: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com
+          extensionFile: ${{ steps.publishToOpenVSX.outputs.vsixPath }}
+          skipDuplicate: true
+
+      - name: Tag the published release
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          COMMIT_SHA: ${{ steps.commit.outputs.sha }}
+          VERSION_TAG: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.tag }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { owner, repo } = context.repo
+            const tag = process.env.VERSION_TAG
+            const sha = process.env.COMMIT_SHA
+
             await github.rest.git.createRef({
               owner,
               repo,
               ref: `refs/tags/${tag}`,
-              sha: commit.oid
+              sha
             })
 
-            core.info(`Created ${commit.oid} and ${tag}`)
-            if (commit.signature) {
-              core.info(`Commit signature: signedByGitHub=${commit.signature.wasSignedByGitHub}, valid=${commit.signature.isValid}, state=${commit.signature.state}`)
-            } else {
-              core.warning('GitHub did not return signature details for the API-created commit.')
-            }
+            core.info(`Created tag ${tag} at ${sha}`)