diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c6362b75953..ba1adacbd5b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ jobs:
               mv -v tmpfile "<<pipeline.parameters.params_basename>>"
             fi
 
+      - run:
+          name: Set det-version parameter.
+          command: |
+            VERSION=$(./version.sh)
+            echo "Version is: [${VERSION}]"
+            echo "CIRCLE_TAG is: [${CIRCLE_TAG}]"
+            jq --arg version "${VERSION}" '. += {"det-version": $version}' < "<<pipeline.parameters.params_basename>>" > tmpfile
+            mv -v tmpfile "<<pipeline.parameters.params_basename>>"
+            cat "<<pipeline.parameters.params_basename>>"
+
       # this must be last; persist the file to the workspace
       - persist_to_workspace:
           root: .
diff --git a/.circleci/real_config.yml b/.circleci/real_config.yml
index 558c2e1225b..6e564486b57 100644
--- a/.circleci/real_config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/real_config.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ orbs:
   kubernetes: circleci/kubernetes@0.11.0
   queue: eddiewebb/queue@2.2.1
   win: circleci/windows@5.0.0
+  python: circleci/python@2.2.0
 
 executors:
   python-38:
@@ -2697,10 +2698,8 @@ jobs:
     executor: << parameters.executor-name >>
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Install git
-          command: |
-            sudo apt-get install git
+      - python/install-packages:
+          packages: ['git']
       - run:
           name: Set VERSION environment variable
           command: |