diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-ghcrio.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-ghcrio.yml
index df11178b5..aa9973892 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-ghcrio.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-ghcrio.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
           # create latest tag for branch events
           flavor: |
-            latest=auto
+            latest=${{ inputs.ref && 'false' || 'auto' }}
           tags: |
             type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{inputs.ref}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}},value=${{inputs.ref}}