diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bd67bf8..5bd034a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set version without 'v'
         run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
+          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
+          else
+            VERSION="0.0.0"  # Dummy version for testing
+          fi
           echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 3aa76a2..a61cf64 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: "grdwindinversion"
-  version: {{ environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', 0)}}
+  version: "{{ environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', '0') | string }}"
 
 source:
   path: ../.