diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 16181e4e..a8dc8070 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get the Oxipng version
         id: oxipngMeta
-        run:
-          echo "version=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "oxipng").version')"
-          >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "oxipng").version')
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Retrieve ${{ matrix.target }} binary
         uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v20