diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 445402b..ff6d184 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Code
         id: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        run: echo ::set-output name=VERSION::$( git describe --tags --abbrev=0 )
 
       - name: Setup Build Tools
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y gcc
+          sudo apt-get install -y gcc git
           wget https://justine.lol/cosmopolitan/cosmopolitan-amalgamation-1.0.zip
           unzip cosmopolitan-amalgamation-1.0.zip
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gcc -g -Os -static -nostdlib -nostdinc -fno-pie -no-pie -mno-red-zone \
             -fno-omit-frame-pointer -pg -mnop-mcount -D__cosmopolitan \
-            -DBASE16384_VERSION=\"${{ steps.checkout.outputs.VERSION }}\" -DBASE16384_VERSION_DATE=\"`date +"%Y%b/%d"`\"\
+            -DBASE16384_VERSION=\"`git describe --tags --abbrev=0`\" -DBASE16384_VERSION_DATE=\"`date +"%Y%b/%d"`\"\
             -o base16384.com.dbg base16384.c file.c base1432.c -fuse-ld=bfd -Wl,-T,ape.lds \
             -include cosmopolitan.h crt.o ape.o cosmopolitan.a
           objcopy -S -O binary base16384.com.dbg base16384.com