diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared.yml b/.github/workflows/shared.yml
index 2eed6f3fd8..c95a764412 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           echo
           swapon --show
           echo
+          echo $(sed -nr 's/const VERSION = "(.*)"\;/\1/p' build.zig)-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
       - uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v1
         with:
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload latest deployed version string to GCP
         run: |
           echo "${{ inputs.pace }}" > ./PACE
-          echo $(sed -nr 's/#define URBIT_VERSION "(.*)"/\1/p' zig-out/include/version.h) > ./VERSION
+          echo $(sed -nr 's/const VERSION = "(.*)"\;/\1/p' build.zig)-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) > ./VERSION
 
           if ${{ inputs.next != null }}; then
             next=$(echo "${{ inputs.next }}" | sed 's/[^0-9]//g')