diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
index 0e61a51a143..b1c33cf2eae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
         GITHUB_REF=${{ github.ref }}
         echo "$GITHUB_REF"
-        ET_VERSION_DOCS="${GITHUB_REF}"
+        export ET_VERSION_DOCS="${GITHUB_REF}"
         echo "$ET_VERSION_DOCS"
 
         set -eux