diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 9f188fe..ad756cd 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 JPRM="jprm"
 
 PLUGIN=Jellyfin.Plugin.SmartPlaylist
-VERSION=$(grep -Po '^ *version: * "*\K[^"$]+' "${PLUGIN}/build.yaml")
+VERSION=$(sed -n '/^version:/ s/^version: *//p' "${PLUGIN}/build.yaml")
 ARTIFACT_DIR=artifacts
 REPO_URL="https://gitea.redxef.at/redxef/jellyfin-smart-playlist/releases/download/v${VERSION}/jellyfin-smart-playlist_${VERSION}.dll"