diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-image.yml
index 59753fe..8f7bef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish-image.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         id: prep
         run: |
           DOCKER_IMAGE=${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}
-          VERSION=$(npm pkg get version) | tr -d '"'
+          VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version);")
 
           TAGS="${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${VERSION},${DOCKER_IMAGE}:latest"