diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0c54afc56..9452746f7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: mkdir -p workspace
       - run:
           name: set version
-          command: echo "export SPECKLE_VERSION=./.circleci/get_version.sh" >> workspace/env-vars
+          command: SPECKLE_VERSION=$(./.circleci/get_version.sh)
       # - run:
       #     name: set var
       #     command: echo "export BAZ=baz.`date +%Y%m%d.%H%M`" >> $BASH_ENV