diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index fb93911..99ad2b5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ on:
 
 env:
   CCACHE_BASEDIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
-  BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name.toLower() }}
 
 jobs:
   conan-packages:
@@ -36,8 +35,12 @@ jobs:
           { name: "rapidhash", version: "3.0", location: "all", needs_pkg: "" }
         ]
     steps:
+      - - name: Set lowercase branch name
+      - run: echo "BRANCH_NAME=${GITHUB_REF_NAME,,}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Echo env
         run: echo ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}
+
       - name: Install Node.js
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs