diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-push-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/on-push-tag.yml
index 915e59f..5c78f91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-push-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-push-tag.yml
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ env.build_ok == 1 }}
         uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
         with:
-          name: $env.tag
-          tag: $env.tag
-          version: $env.tag
+          name: ${{ env.tag }}
+          tag: ${{ env.tag }}
+          version: ${{ env.tag }}
           prerelease: true
           publish: true
         env:
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index e8d8bfb..d337b1d 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 project = "docformatter"
 copyright = "2022-2023, Steven Myint"
 author = "Steven Myint"
-release = "1.7.3"
+release = "1.7.4"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 54eab94..06c5af6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "docformatter"
-version = "1.7.3"
+version = "1.7.4"
 description = "Formats docstrings to follow PEP 257"
 authors = ["Steven Myint"]
 maintainers = [
diff --git a/src/docformatter/__pkginfo__.py b/src/docformatter/__pkginfo__.py
index b97e2eb..0758dfe 100644
--- a/src/docformatter/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/src/docformatter/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 """Package information for docformatter."""
 
-__version__ = "1.7.3"
+__version__ = "1.7.4"
diff --git a/src/docformatter/syntax.py b/src/docformatter/syntax.py
index 92f3973..c6af9a6 100644
--- a/src/docformatter/syntax.py
+++ b/src/docformatter/syntax.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 REST_REGEX = r"((\.{2}|`{2}) ?[\w.~-]+(:{2}|`{2})?[\w ]*?|`[\w.~]+`)"
 """Regular expression to use for finding reST directives."""
 
-SPHINX_REGEX = r":[a-zA-Z0-9_\-(). ]*:"
+SPHINX_REGEX = r":(param|raises|return|rtype|type)[a-zA-Z0-9_\-.() ]*:"
 """Regular expression to use for finding Sphinx-style field lists."""
 
 URL_PATTERNS = (
@@ -276,7 +276,10 @@ def do_find_directives(text: str) -> bool:
     return bool([(_rest.start(0), _rest.end(0)) for _rest in _rest_iter])
 
 
-def do_find_field_lists(text: str, style: str):
+def do_find_field_lists(
+    text: str,
+    style: str,
+):
     r"""Determine if docstring contains any field lists.
 
     Parameters
diff --git a/tests/_data/string_files/format_sphinx.toml b/tests/_data/string_files/format_sphinx.toml
index 7ffe13e..e2e566e 100644
--- a/tests/_data/string_files/format_sphinx.toml
+++ b/tests/_data/string_files/format_sphinx.toml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ instring='''"""CC.
     """'''
 outstring='''"""CC.
 
-    :math:`-`
+    :math: `-`
     """'''
 
 [issue_230]
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ outstring='''"""CC.
 
     C.
 
-    C,
-    :math:`[0, 1]`.
+    C, :math:`[0, 1]`.
     """'''
 
 [issue_239]
@@ -223,3 +222,17 @@ outstring='''"""Some f.
     :param a: Some param.
     :raises my.package.MyReallySrsError: Bad things happened.
     """'''
+
+[issue_250]
+instring=''' """CC.
+
+    c.
+
+    c c :math:`[0, 1]`.
+    """'''
+outstring='''"""CC.
+
+    c.
+
+    c c :math:`[0, 1]`.
+    """'''
diff --git a/tests/formatter/test_format_sphinx.py b/tests/formatter/test_format_sphinx.py
index f6de300..297d682 100644
--- a/tests/formatter/test_format_sphinx.py
+++ b/tests/formatter/test_format_sphinx.py
@@ -396,3 +396,40 @@ def test_format_docstring_sphinx_style_field_name_has_periods(
             INDENTATION,
             instring,
         )
+
+    @pytest.mark.unit
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "args",
+        [
+            [
+                "--wrap-descriptions",
+                "88",
+                "--wrap-summaries",
+                "88",
+                "",
+            ]
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_format_docstring_sphinx_style_ignore_directive(
+        self,
+        test_args,
+        args,
+    ):
+        """Should not identify inline directives as sphinx field names.
+
+        See issue #250.
+        """
+        uut = Formatter(
+            test_args,
+            sys.stderr,
+            sys.stdin,
+            sys.stdout,
+        )
+
+        instring = self.TEST_STRINGS["issue_250"]["instring"]
+        outstring = self.TEST_STRINGS["issue_250"]["outstring"]
+
+        assert outstring == uut._do_format_docstring(
+            INDENTATION,
+            instring,
+        )