diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a5e7242..c3d55ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Ensure valid tag reference
-        if: ${{ github.ref_type != 'tag' }} || ${{ !startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v') }}
+        if: ${{ github.ref_type != 'tag' || !startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v') }}
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           script: |
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         # prefix with v to match tag convention
         run: poetry version -s | awk '{ print "version=v" $1 }' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: check library version
-        if: ${{ steps.output-version.outputs.version }} != ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        if: ${{ steps.output-version.outputs.version != github.ref_name }}
         id: check-version
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 39d8639..0101ea9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ionic-langchain"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Owen Sims <owen@ionicapi.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"