diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish-helm.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/publish-helm.yaml
index d7e7862..4c7fdad 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish-helm.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish-helm.yaml
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           helm plugin install https://github.com/chartmuseum/helm-push
 
-      - name: Verify Chart.yaml version matches tag
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          FILE="Chart.yaml"
-          YAML_VERSION="$(grep '^version:' "$FILE" | awk '{print $2}')"
-
       - name: Lint and package chart
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -52,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
             --password "$HELM_PASSWORD"
 
           NAME="$(grep '^name:' Chart.yaml | awk '{print $2}')"
+          YAML_VERSION="$(grep '^version:' "$FILE" | awk '{print $2}')"
           CHART_TGZ="/tmp/${NAME}-${YAML_VERSION}.tgz"
           if [ ! -f "$CHART_TGZ" ]; then
             echo "Expected packaged chart not found: $CHART_TGZ"