diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f367cca0abb898f30e88f7742a805bc1e33c2366..83f34df990ff1e4a1a128755bcfe548b02aa41ec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -123,11 +123,12 @@ create_release_branch:
         git config user.name "gitlab-ci"
         git remote remove gitlab_origin || true
         git remote add gitlab_origin https://release_gitlab_ci:$PERXIS_GO_REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN@git.perx.ru/perxis/perxis-go.git
-        RELEASE_BRANCH=${VERSION::-2}
+        RELEASE_BRANCH=${VERSION:1:-2}
         git branch release/$RELEASE_BRANCH || true
         git push gitlab_origin release/$RELEASE_BRANCH
       fi
 
+
 release:
   stage: release
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest