diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-release-please.yml
index ff796cb..ff78ead 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-release-please.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       major_and_minor_tags:
         required: false
-        type: boolean
-        default: true
+        type: string
       release_type:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -28,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
+    env:
+      major_and_minor_tags: ${{ inputs.major_and_minor_tags || true }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           config-file: ${{ inputs.release_please_config_file }}
           manifest-file: ${{ inputs.release_please_manifest_file }}
       - name: tag major and minor versions
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created && inputs.major_and_minor_tags }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created == 'true' && env.major_and_minor_tags == 'true' }}
         run: |
             git config user.name github-actions[bot]
             git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com