diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-gulp.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-gulp.yml
index 662757f..5a382a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-gulp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-gulp.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: 16.x
-
+    - name: add package-version to environment
+      run: node -p -e '`PACKAGE_VERSION=${require("./package.json").version}`' >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Build
       run: |
         npm install
         gulp
-    - name: package-version
+    - name: create package-version artifact
       run: node -p -e '`${require("./package.json").version}`' >> build/version.txt
-    - name: package-version environment
-      run: node -p -e '`PACKAGE_VERSION=${require("./package.json").version}`' >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: package-version-to-git-tag
       uses: pkgdeps/git-tag-action@v2
       with:
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 604a4dc..e029cfe 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ gulp.task('transpile-ts', function () {
                 return path.relative(path.dirname(file.path), file.base);
             }
         }))
-        .pipe(replace('@VERSION@', String(process.env.npm_package_version)))
+        .pipe(replace('@VERSION@', String(process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION)))
         .pipe(replace('@PRIMARY@', String(process.env.THEME_PRIMARY)))
         .pipe(replace('@PRIMARY_LIGHT@', String(process.env.THEME_PRIMARY_LIGHT)))
         .pipe(replace('@PRIMARY_DARK@', String(process.env.THEME_PRIMARY_DARK)))