diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 583786a..57db732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -253,9 +253,8 @@ jobs:
         key-server: https://gagis.hopto.org/repo/cppfw/pubkey.gpg
     - name: git clone
       uses: myci-actions/checkout@master
-    - name: set PACKAGE_VERSION
-      uses: myci-actions/export-env-var@master
-      with: {name: PACKAGE_VERSION, value: $(myci-deb-version.sh debian/changelog)}
+    - name: prepare pacman package
+      run: myci-apply-version.sh --version $(myci-deb-version.sh debian/changelog) msys2/PKGBUILD.in
     - name: build
       # to make makepkg-mingw build only one architecture we need to set the MINGW_ARCH
       env: {MINGW_ARCH: '${{ matrix.repo }}'}
diff --git a/msys2/PKGBUILD b/msys2/PKGBUILD.in
similarity index 91%
rename from msys2/PKGBUILD
rename to msys2/PKGBUILD.in
index f71a76c..d441ce9 100644
--- a/msys2/PKGBUILD
+++ b/msys2/PKGBUILD.in
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ else
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-[ -z "$PACKAGE_VERSION" ] && echo "ERROR: PACKAGE_VERSION env var is not set" && exit 1;
-
 packageName=ruisapp
 
 pkgname="${pkgPrefix}${packageName}"
-pkgver=$PACKAGE_VERSION
+pkgver=$(version)
 pkgrel=1
 epoch=
 pkgdesc="Platform abstraction layer for 'ruis'"