diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
index 90cae90..d09718a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/dotnetbuild_runner.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: setup new version
         run: echo ${{vars.VERSION}} |awk -F. -v OFS=. '{$NF += 1 ; print}'
-        env: latest_version
+        env: latest_version: ${{vars.VERSION}} |awk -F. -v OFS=. '{$NF += 1 ; print}'
 
       - name: show new version
         run: echo ${{env.latest_version}}