diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c32ca772b..9419945fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_VERSION_SHORT=$(scripts/get-release-version.sh -s)
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${RELEASE_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION_NUMERIC=${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMERIC}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "DOCKER_TAGS=nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMERIC},nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${RELEASE_VERSION_SHORT}-latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DOCKER_TAGS=nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMERIC},nosqlbench/nosqlbench:${RELEASE_VERSION_SHORT}-latest,latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: build release revision
         run: |