diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 747e7e45c2cafc5eee6cc7d8e92f0c40353fd011..0d57a843e78b4e7a45a00d5c76b65b121b8881f0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ build-release: #This will be executed if you push on master, it makes a new rele
   only:
     - master
   script:
-    - export version='cat VERSION'
+    - export version=`cat VERSION`
     - echo "building branch $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME, Version $version"
     - 'curl -X POSRT --silent --show-error --fail --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_TOKEN}"https://gitlab.jonasled.de/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/repository/tags?tag_name=$version&ref=${CI_COMMIT_SHS}' #Tag the current commit with the version.
     - sudo docker image prune -f #Delete old unused images