diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yaml
index c562996..2350ca2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          curr_version="$(npm pkg get version | sed "s/\"//g")"
+          curr_version=$(npm pkg get version | jq -r '.version')
           
           if [ "${{ inputs.channel }}" == "production" ]; then
             echo "Publishing a production release: $curr_version"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
             else
               version="$curr_version"
             fi
-  
+          
             echo "version: ||$version||"
             echo "Publishing a beta release: $version"
             npm version "$version" --allow-same-version