diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
index cc9667e..5ce3b2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Update API Version
       run: |
-        sed -i "s/version=\"[^\"]*\"/version=\"$VERSION\"/" backend/api/routes.py
+        sed -i "s/version=\"[^\"]*\"/version=\"${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}\"/" backend/api/routes.py
 
     - name: Update Angular App Version
       run: |