diff --git a/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml b/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
index 29b0dd55..95adf248 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   bump-version-next:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      VERSION_FILE: __version__.py
+      VERSION_FILE_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/api/terraform/python/layer_genai/openai_utils/
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         # the current version persisted to __version__.py
         id: current_version
         run: |
+          cd ${{ env.VERSION_FILE_PATH }}
           echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$(python -c 'from __version__ import __version__; print(__version__)')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           git commit -m "chore: [gh] Update __version__.py to ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }} [skip ci]"
           git push https://${{ secrets.PAT }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git HEAD:${{ github.ref }}
         env:
-          VERSION_FILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/api/terraform/python/layer_genai/openai_utils/__version__.py
+          VERSION_FILE: ${{ env.VERSION_FILE_PATH }}${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           NEXT_VERSION: ${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}
           VERSION_CHANGED: ${{ env.VERSION_CHANGED }}