diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1f46932..289a26a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - run: |
-          SEMVER=$(grep -Po '"version": "\K[^"]*' package.json)
-          sed -i "s/ESI_SHELL_VERSION=.*/ESI_SHELL_VERSION=${SEMVER}-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)/g" esi-shell
-
-      - run: grep ESI_SHELL_VERSION esi-shell
-
   deploy:
     # Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
     permissions:
@@ -53,6 +47,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - run: |
+          SEMVER=$(grep -Po '"version": "\K[^"]*' package.json)
+          sed -i "s/ESI_SHELL_VERSION=.*/ESI_SHELL_VERSION=${SEMVER}-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)/g" esi-shell
+
+      - run: grep ESI_SHELL_VERSION esi-shell
+
       - name: Setup Pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v5