diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 38fff97..1a91061 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Update version
         run: |
-          echo "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" > src/linkplay/__version__.py
+          echo "__version__ = '"${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'" > src/linkplay/__version__.py
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.11
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
             python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-            pip install -e .
             pip install build
       - name: Build package
         run: python -m build