diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm.yml b/.github/workflows/npm.yml
index 76e913b9c..2fd003baf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
             # Otherwise, this is a maintenance release on an older line
             # Tag as v<major>.<minor> so users can pin to it
             MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1,2)
-            DIST_TAG="v${MAJOR_MINOR}"
+            DIST_TAG="release-${MAJOR_MINOR}"
             echo "Maintenance release detected, publishing under '$DIST_TAG' tag"
             npm publish "${PUBLISH_FLAGS[@]}" --tag "$DIST_TAG"
           fi