diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d5c87c0..73e73ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,14 +20,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the wheel
         run: hatch build
 
-      - name: Extract version from pyproject.toml
-        id: extract_version
-        run: |
-          VERSION=$(python -c "import toml; print(toml.load('pyproject.toml')['project']['version'])")
-          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Create a Release
         run: |
-          gh release create ${{ env.VERSION }} dist/affinity-*.whl --title "Release ${{ env.VERSION }}"
+          RELEASE_DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
+          gh release create "v${RELEASE_DATE}" dist/affinity-*.whl --title "Release ${RELEASE_DATE}"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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