diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yaml
index 9490b4b1..f0ba55bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         id: create_tag
         run: |
           $tagExists = git tag -l $env:VERSION
-          if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($tagExists)) {
+          if ($null -eq $tagExists) {
             git tag $env:VERSION
             git push origin $env:VERSION
           } else {