diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef106a2..c8e6cbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: "16"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - name: Bump version to release
-        run: sed "s/CURRENT_VERSION/${RELEASE_VERSION}/" ./package.json
+        run: sed -i "s/CURRENT_VERSION/$RELEASE_VERSION/" ./package.json
         env:
           RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - name: Install dependencies required to build package
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da6f362..201b600 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "conductor-javascript",
   "description": "Typescript Client for Netflix Conductor",
-  "version": "RELEASE_VERSION",
+  "version": "CURRENT_VERSION",
   "exports": {
     ".": {
       "require": "./dist/index.js",