diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c8646ae..34fe352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
 
-      - name: Expose version for creating release
-        run: ./gradlew assemble --no-configuration-cache #&& echo "VERSION=$( ./gradlew :getVersion --no-configuration-cache)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: "Checkout sources"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Expose version for creating release
+        run: echo "VERSION=$( ./gradlew :getVersion --no-configuration-cache)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Create tag
         uses: actions/github-script@v5
         with: