changed Github actions to use branch name as tag

Author: mmahipal

.github/workflows/github-actions.yml

@@ -38,16 +38,12 @@ jobs:
       # extract branch name
       - name: Extract branch name
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        run: echo "BRANCH_NAME ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}"
-        env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
+        run: echo "BRANCH_NAME=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       # extract branch name on pull request
       - name: Extract branch name
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        run: echo "BRANCH_NAME ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF}"
-        env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF}
+        run: echo "BRANCH_NAME=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       # Build and push Operator image (don't push on PR)
       - name: Build and push Docker image