diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 057a41e..70ba2cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
                     version: 'latest'
                     run_install: true
 
+            -   name: Set version number in package.json
+                run: pnpm version from-git --no-git-tag-version
+
             -   name: Run Build
                 run: pnpm run prepare-release
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d36830b..73392bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ Development
 ### Releases
 
 1. Check the CHANGELOG, to ensure that the next version number is correct according to semver and there is no "(unreleased)" after the next version number.
-2. Bump the version number in `package.json`.
-3. Commit these changes, commit message "Release x.y.z"
-4. Push these changes
-5. Tag the latest commit with "x.y.z"
-6. Push the tag.
+2. Commit these changes, commit message "Release x.y.z"
+3. Push these changes
+4. Tag the latest commit with "x.y.z"
+5. Push the tag.
 
-Publishing to npm is done automatically in a Github action.
+Publishing to npm is done automatically in a GitHub action.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 511cb0d..b796765 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"name": "@21torr/dune",
-	"version": "2.0.2",
 	"description": "A library of commonly used JS functionality.",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"homepage": "https://github.com/21TORR/dune",
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@
 		"dev": "tsc --project tsconfig.build.json --noEmitOnError --noErrorTruncation --listEmittedFiles --pretty -w",
 		"lint": "prettier-package-json --use-tabs --list-different",
 		"prepare-release": "pnpm run build && cd dist && npm pack --dry-run && publint",
-		"test": "pnpm build && cd dist && npm pack --dry-run && publint"
+		"test": "pnpm run build && cd dist && pnpm version '2.0.0-dummy' --no-git-tag-version && npm pack --dry-run && publint"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"xtend": "^4.0.2"