diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy_staging.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy_staging.yaml
index c0ed0b1..5657a58 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy_staging.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy_staging.yaml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           REPO_NAME=$(echo $REPO | cut -d'/' -f2)
 
-          export APP_BUILD_DATE=$(wget -q -O - "https://$REGISTRY/v2/namespaces/molvaapp/repositories/$REPO_NAME/tags?page_size=100" | jq -r '.results[] | select(.name == '$VERSION') | .tag_last_pushed')
+          export APP_BUILD_DATE=$(wget -q -O - "https://$REGISTRY/v2/namespaces/molvaapp/repositories/$REPO_NAME/tags?page_size=100" | jq -r '.results[] | select(.name == '$(VERSION)') | .tag_last_pushed')
           echo "APP_BUILD_DATE=$APP_BUILD_DATE"
 
           envsubst < docker-compose.staging.yaml > docker-compose.runtime.yaml