diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yaml
index 46c453e..cdcca42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ jobs:
       prepare-script: >-
         cp package.json README.md build/ &&
         cd build &&
-        sed -i -e "s~\"version\": \"0.0.0-dev\"~\"version\": \"${GITHUB_REF##*/}\"~" package.json
+        tmp=$(mktemp) &&
+        jq --arg version "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" '.version = $version' package.json > "$tmp" &&
+        mv "$tmp" package.json
     secrets:
       NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PACKAGES_TOKEN }}
       PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}