diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tauri-app.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-tauri-app.yaml
index 3e9533d1..740ce5e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tauri-app.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tauri-app.yaml
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm install
 
-      - name: Retrieve version
-        run: |
-          echo "APP_VERSION=$(cat src-tauri/tauri.conf.json | grep -oP '(?<="version": ")[^"]*')" 
-        id: version-also
-
       - name: Print version
         run: |
           echo "The Version was: ${{ needs.publish-happ.outputs.appVersion }}"
@@ -130,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
         with: 
           repository: "holochain-apps/volla-chat"
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          version: v${{ steps.version-also.outputs.APP_VERSION }}
+          version: v${{ needs.publish-happ.outputs.appVersion }}
           asset-file: '*.happ'
           asset-output: 'workdir/'