diff --git a/.github/workflows/ghcr_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/ghcr_deploy.yml
index 96269ad64b..9088dcf117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ghcr_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ghcr_deploy.yml
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ jobs:
           tags: |
             ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}-${{ github.event.inputs.tag || 'latest' }},
             ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}-${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}
-            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm:main-stable' || '' }},
-            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm:main-' + github.event.inputs.tag || '' }}
+            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && format('litellm:main-{0}', github.event.inputs.tag) || '' }},
+            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm:main-stable' || '' }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           platforms: local,linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm64/v8
           
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ jobs:
           tags: |
             ${{ steps.meta-database.outputs.tags }}-${{ github.event.inputs.tag || 'latest' }},
             ${{ steps.meta-database.outputs.tags }}-${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}
-            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm-database:main-stable' || '' }},
-            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm-database:main-' + github.event.inputs.tag || '' }}
+            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && format('litellm-database:main-{0}', github.event.inputs.tag) || '' }},
+            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm-database:main-stable' || '' }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta-database.outputs.labels }}
           platforms: local,linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm64/v8
             
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ jobs:
           tags: |
             ${{ steps.meta-non_root.outputs.tags }}-${{ github.event.inputs.tag || 'latest' }},
             ${{ steps.meta-non_root.outputs.tags }}-${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}
-            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm-non_root:main-stable' || '' }},
-            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm-non_root:main-' + github.event.inputs.tag || '' }}
+            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && format('litellm-non_root:main-{0}', github.event.inputs.tag) || '' }},
+            ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'stable' && 'litellm-non_root:main-stable' || '' }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta-non_root.outputs.labels }} 
           platforms: local,linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm64/v8