diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 33bbc40..936c9b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "lts/*"
+    
       - name: Read package version
         id: pkg
-        run: echo "version=$(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(node -p 'require("./package.json").version')
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"                  
 
       - name: Create tag from package.json version
         env: