diff --git a/ci/scripts/release.sh b/ci/scripts/release.sh
index 21d73e39713f0..c5013314fc543 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/release.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ if [[ -n "${BUILDKITE_TAG}" ]]; then
   if [ "${SKIP_RELEASE}" -ne 1 ]; then
     echo "--- Release create"
     set +e
-    response=$(gh api repos/risingwavelabs/risingwave/releases/tags/"${BUILDKITE_TAG}" 2>&1)
+    response=$(gh release view -R risingwavelabs/risingwave "${BUILDKITE_TAG}" 2>&1)
     set -euo pipefail
     if [[ $response == *"not found"* ]]; then
       echo "Tag ${BUILDKITE_TAG} does not exist. Creating release..."