diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1617db3e43..bb60152afb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -117,22 +117,10 @@ jobs:
               RELEASE_BRANCH=$(echo "$CIRCLE_TAG" | awk -F. '{print substr($1, 2) "." $2 ".x"}')
               echo "Release branch: $RELEASE_BRANCH"
               # Does a release branch contain this tag (hotfix workflow) (0 or 1)
-              echo "Here1"
-              echo "$CIRCLE_TAG $RELEASE_BRANCH"
-              git branch -a --contains "$CIRCLE_TAG" | grep -Fx "  remotes/origin/$RELEASE_BRANCH" | wc -l
-              BRANCHES_CONTAINING_TAG=$(git branch -a --contains "$CIRCLE_TAG" 2>&1) || { echo "Error: $BRANCHES_CONTAINING_TAG"; exit 1; }
-              echo "Branches containing tag: $BRANCHES_CONTAINING_TAG"
-              
-              MATCHING_BRANCH=$(echo "$BRANCHES_CONTAINING_TAG" | grep -Fx "  remotes/origin/$RELEASE_BRANCH")
-              echo "Matching branch: $MATCHING_BRANCH"
-              
-              LINE_COUNT=$(echo "$MATCHING_BRANCH" | wc -l)
-              echo "Line count: $LINE_COUNT"
-              TAG_ON_RELEASE_BRANCH=$(git branch -a --contains "$CIRCLE_TAG" | grep -Fx "  remotes/origin/$RELEASE_BRANCH" | wc -l)
-              echo "Here2"
+              TAG_ON_RELEASE_BRANCH=$(git branch -a --contains "$CIRCLE_TAG" | grep -cFx "  remotes/origin/$RELEASE_BRANCH" || true)
               echo "Tag is on release branch $RELEASE_BRANCH: $TAG_ON_RELEASE_BRANCH"
               # Does main contain this tag (0 or 1)
-              TAG_ON_MAIN=$(git branch -a --contains "$CIRCLE_TAG" | grep -Fx '  remotes/origin/main' | wc -l)
+              TAG_ON_MAIN=$(git branch -a --contains "$CIRCLE_TAG" | grep -cFx '  remotes/origin/main' || true)
               echo "Tag is on main branch: $TAG_ON_MAIN"
               if [ $TAG_ON_RELEASE_BRANCH -eq $TAG_ON_MAIN ]; then
                   echo "Could not determine whether this tag is 'latest' or a hotfix. Aborting."
@@ -141,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
               TAG="latest"
               [ "$TAG_ON_RELEASE_BRANCH" -eq 1 ] && TAG=$RELEASE_BRANCH
               set -e
-              npm run publish --dist-tag=$TAG --dry-run
+              npm run publish --tag=$TAG --dry-run
       - run: rm ~/.npmrc
 
 workflows: