diff --git a/nix/scripts/release.nix b/nix/scripts/release.nix
index 1c55445c8389c9b71b8a9907232365681bb8d328..ee76fbcfbff9e49009a3cfea748fee88addc0361 100644
--- a/nix/scripts/release.nix
+++ b/nix/scripts/release.nix
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ in
         exit 0
     fi
 
+    gitVersion=v$gitVersion
+
     echo_step "Write project version"
 
-    export VERSION=v$gitVersion
+    export VERSION=$gitVersion
     export COMMIT="$CI_COMMIT_SHA"
     export NAME=$(basename $(pwd) | sed 's/./\U&/' | sed 's/-//g')
     export MNEMONIC=$(echo $NAME | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed 's/[^a-z0-9]//g')