diff --git a/.github/workflows/w3c-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/w3c-publish.yml
index 2f10b0adb2..be25a9565b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/w3c-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/w3c-publish.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   YARN_ENABLE_IMMUTABLE_INSTALLS: false
-  W3C_STATUS: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.w3c-status || 'WD' }}
+  W3C_STATUS: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.w3c-status || 'CRD' }}
 
 jobs:
   publish-to-w3c-TR: