diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 26520f0..e738d49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,15 +42,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
           go-version: ^1.20.0
-      - name: Set version in environment variable
-        id: waggle-version
-        run: |
-          echo "WAGGLE_VERSION=$(cat version.txt)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Build binary for each valid (GOOS, GOARCH) pair
         env:
           GOOS: ${{ matrix.os }}
           GOARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
         run: |
+          WAGGLE_VERSION=$(go run ./... version)
           BUILD_DIR="waggle-${WAGGLE_VERSION}-${GOOS}-${GOARCH}"
           mkdir "$BUILD_DIR"
           cp README.md "$BUILD_DIR/README.md"