diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5662ba3a..b55ebb53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ jobs:
           source .env/bin/activate
           just build-any
           version=${{ matrix.python }}
-          just publish -i python${version%.*}
+          just publish python${version%.*}
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index d3ffbc41..83ac00ea 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ benchmark benchmark-filename='':
 inspect:
 	@python -c "help('wasmer')"
 
-publish:
-	maturin publish -u wasmer
+publish version:
+	maturin publish -i {{version}} -u wasmer
 
 # Local Variables:
 # mode: makefile