diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_mmvii.yml b/.github/workflows/build_mmvii.yml
index b40c2a22f7..357e36051a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_mmvii.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_mmvii.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Remove previous MMVII documentation release
       env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      run: gh release delete MMVII_Documentation -y
+      run: gh release delete MMVII_Documentation -y --cleanup-tag
 
     - name: Upload MMVII documentaion
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Remove previous Windows MMVII build release
       env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      run: gh release delete Windows_MMVII_build -y
+      run: gh release delete Windows_MMVII_build -y --cleanup-tag
 
     - name: Upload binaries to release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1