diff --git a/.github/workflows/experiments.yml b/.github/workflows/experiments.yml
index ec5173c..65cbbb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/experiments.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/experiments.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   experiments:
+    outputs:
+      # accessible from other jobs as ${{needs.experiments.outputs.version}}
+      version: ${{steps.version.outputs.VERSION}}
+
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
 
@@ -22,20 +26,21 @@ jobs:
               echo ----------------------------------------------------
               py -3 -V
               py -3 -m pip list
-              
-      - name: Version
+        
+      - id: version
+        name: Version
         shell: python
         run: |
           import os
           from datetime import datetime, timezone
           date = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
-          print(f"VERSION={date.year}.{date.month}.{date.day}.${{github.run_attempt}}")
           print(f"run_id=${{github.run_id}}, run_number=${{github.run_number}}, run_attempt=${{github.run_attempt}}")
           print(f"GITHUB_OUTPUT={os.getenv('GITHUB_OUTPUT')}")
           with open(os.getenv('GITHUB_OUTPUT'), "a") as fout:
+            print(     f"VERSION={date.year}.{date.month}.{date.day}.${{github.run_number}}")
             fout.write(f"VERSION={date.year}.{date.month}.{date.day}.${{github.run_number}}")
 
       - name: Print version
         shell: cmd
         run: |
-          echo -- version is ${{steps.version.output.VERSION}}
\ No newline at end of file
+          echo -- version is ${{steps.version.outputs.VERSION}}
\ No newline at end of file