diff --git a/.github/workflows/mastercheck.yml b/.github/workflows/mastercheck.yml
index ac64840..2db3b85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mastercheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mastercheck.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           TAG_NAME: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}
         run: |
           tools/announceybot.exe update-readme "zig-0.12.0"
+          sed -i.bak 's/refs\/tags\///' README.md
   
       - name: Commit and push if it has changed
         run: |