diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index bbb1e8b..cb9c257 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           yarn setup
 
-      - name: Retrieve version
-        run: |
-          yarn write:configs
-          echo "Retrieved App version: $(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")"
-          echo "APP_VERSION=$(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        id: version
-        shell: bash
-
       # This step is only used for testing in the official kangaroo repo
       - name: Overwrite Names for release testing and fetch kando webhapp from github
         if: ${{ github.repository }} == 'holochain-apps/holochain-kangaroo-electron'
@@ -60,6 +52,14 @@ jobs:
           curl -f -L --output ./pouch/kando.webhapp https://github.com/holochain-apps/kando/releases/download/v0.10.9/kando.webhapp
           node ./scripts/overwrite-with-test-name.js
 
+      - name: Retrieve version
+        run: |
+          yarn write:configs
+          echo "Retrieved App version: $(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")"
+          echo "APP_VERSION=$(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: version
+        shell: bash
+
       - name: Retrieve appId
         run: |
           echo "APP_ID=$(node ./scripts/read-app-id.js)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT