diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 3e16792..9be943f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
           npm version ${{ github.event.inputs.semver }}
-          VERSION=`cat package.json | grep version | tr -d " " | cut -d":" -f2 | tr -d "\","` >> $GITHUB_ENV
           git push && git push --tags
 
       - name: Publish
@@ -47,6 +46,11 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
 
+      - run: |
+          echo VERSION=$(cat package.json | grep version | tr -d " " | cut -d":" -f2 | tr -d "\",") >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
+        name: Set version as env var
+
       - uses: actions/create-release@v1
         name: Release
         id: create_release