diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 20e3327..cee04ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm publish
 
-      - name: Set version as env var
-        run: echo "VERSION=$(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Create GitHub release
         if: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.release == 'true' }}
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@aec2ec56f94eb8180ceec724245f64ef008b89f5