diff --git a/.github/workflows/proto-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/proto-docker.yml
index e273836ed..8daced5e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proto-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proto-docker.yml
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           DOCKER_IMAGE=tendermintdev/docker-build-proto
           VERSION=noop
-          if [[ $GITHUB_REF == refs/tags/* ]]; then
-            VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-          elif [[ $GITHUB_REF == refs/heads/* ]]; then
-            VERSION=$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} | sed -r 's#/+#-#g')
-            if [ "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" = "$VERSION" ]; then
-              VERSION=latest
-            fi
-          fi
+          VERSION=latest
           TAGS="${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${VERSION}"
           echo ::set-output name=tags::${TAGS}