diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_build_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/release_build_dev.yml
index d34a09fa7..689f79bb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_build_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_build_dev.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           # GitHub token, automatically provided to the action
           # (No need to define this secret in the repo settings)
           github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
-          args: "-c.extraMetadata.version=${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}.${{ steps.date.outputs.date }} -c build/electron-builder.json -p onTagOrDraft"
+          args: "-c.extraMetadata.version=${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }} -c build/electron-builder.json -p onTagOrDraft"
 
           # If the commit is tagged with a version (e.g. "v1.0.0"),
           # release the app after building