diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 768d4d2..665c364 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: latest
       - run: bun install
       - run: bun add -g semantic-release
-      - run: bun add -D @semantic-release/changelog @semantic-release/commit-analyzer @semantic-release/release-notes-generator @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/github
-      - name: Calculate release version
-        run: |
-          VERSION=$(npx semantic-release --dry-run | grep -Po '(?<=The next release version is ).*')
-          echo "$VERSION" > VERSION
+      - run: bun add -D @semantic-release/exec @semantic-release/changelog @semantic-release/commit-analyzer @semantic-release/release-notes-generator @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/github
+      - run: npx semantic-release --no-ci --dry-run
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - run: bun run build
       - run: cp dist/index.html pqspread.html
       - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index eceab80..efbde01 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
   "repositoryUrl": "git@github.com:forkbombeu/pqspread.git",
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/exec",
+      {
+        "verifyReleaseCmd": "echo ${nextRelease.version} > VERSION"
+      }
+    ],
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
     "@semantic-release/changelog",
     [