diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
index c724511..d9e559b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: Gitea Actions Demo
 run-name: ${{ gitea.actor }} is testing out Gitea Actions 🚀
 on: [push]
 
-env: 
-  latest_version: ${{vars.VERSION}} |awk -F. -v OFS=. '{$NF += 1 ; print}'
-
-
 jobs:
   Explore-Gitea-Actions:
     strategy:
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test with dotnet
         run: dotnet test --logger trx --results-directory "TestResults-${{ matrix.dotnet-version }}"
       - name: Build the package
-        run: dotnet build -p:Version=${{env.latest_version}}
+        run: dotnet build -p:Version=$next_version
       - name: Publish the package
         run: dotnet publish  -p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained false --runtime win-x64
       - name: copy the release before compression
@@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl --user ${{ secrets.USERNAME_GITEA }}:${{ secrets.PASSWORD_GITEA }} \
           --upload-file /workspace/pi-ux-ce/Simpsons_generator/bin/Release/net8.0/win-x64/publish/Simpsons_generator.exe \
-          "https://gitea.tryton.geeraert.eu/api/packages/pi-ux-ce/generic/Simpsons_generator/${{env.latest_version}}/Simpsons_generator.exe"
+          "https://gitea.tryton.geeraert.eu/api/packages/pi-ux-ce/generic/Simpsons_generator/$next_version/Simpsons_generator.exe"
 
 
       - name: upload latest zip version
@@ -95,4 +91,4 @@ jobs:
           curl  -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
           --user ${{ secrets.USERNAME_GITEA }}:${{ secrets.PASSWORD_GITEA }} \
           https://gitea.tryton.geeraert.eu/api/v1/repos/pi-ux-ce/Simpsons_generator/actions/variables/VERSION \
-          -d '{"Value":${{env.latest_version}}}'
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+          -d '{"Value":$next_version}'
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