diff --git a/.github/workflows/3.approve-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/3.approve-snapshot.yml
index 2bbfbca0c..c9ff267c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/3.approve-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/3.approve-snapshot.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 18
       - name: Define docker variables
         run: |
-          export version=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression="project.version" -q -DforceStdout)
-          if [[ "$version" == *"SNAPSHOT"* ]]; then
-            echo "Dealing with a snapshot version. Current version: ${{ version }}"
-            echo "New version: ${ version //-SNAPSHOT//g }"
+          export VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression="project.version" -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [[ "$env.version" == *"SNAPSHOT"* ]]; then
+            echo "Dealing with a snapshot version. Current version: ${{ env.version }}"
+            echo "New version: ${ env.version //-SNAPSHOT//g }"
           else
-            echo "Already released. Current version: ${ version }"
+            echo "Already released. Current version: ${ env.version }"
           fi
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