diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-placement.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-placement.yml
index 58fea655..6d501d3e 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-placement.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-placement.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ env:
   REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
   CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ vars.CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}/${{ vars.CONTAINER_IMAGE_OWNER }}
   SERVICE_NAME: hrms-api-placement
+  IMAGE_VERSION: build
   DISCORD_WEBHOOK: ${{ vars.DISCORD_WEBHOOK }}
 
 jobs:
@@ -29,20 +30,20 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Extract version from tag
+      - name: Extract version
         id: version
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ gitea.event_name }}" == "push" ] && [ -n "${{ gitea.ref_name }}" ]; then
-            # Extract version from tag (remove 'placement-dev' prefix)
+          if [ "${{ gitea.event_name }}" = "push" ] && [ -n "${{ gitea.ref_name }}" ]; then
+            # Extract version from tag name (remove 'placement-dev' prefix)
             VERSION="${{ gitea.ref_name }}"
             VERSION="${VERSION#placement-dev}"
-            echo "IMAGE_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
-            # Use workflow dispatch input or default to 'latest'
-            VERSION="${{ inputs.version || 'latest' }}"
-            echo "IMAGE_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            # Workflow dispatch: use input or default to 'latest'
+            VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+            [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION="latest"
           fi
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "Using version: $VERSION"
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx