diff --git a/.github/workflows/nuget-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/nuget-publish.yml
index 0d8c9e1..6d0a0d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nuget-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nuget-publish.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         dotnet-version: '2.1.x'
     - name: Build packages
       run: |
-        version=$(grep -oP '(?<=<Version>)[^<]+' $(find "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/Services" -maxdepth 2 -mindepth 2 -type f -name *.csproj -print -quit))
+        version=$(cat VERSION)
         echo "version is ${version}, packing to release..."
         dotnet pack -c Release /p:PackageVersion="${version}"
         find . -type f -name "*.nupkg" -exec cp {} . \;