diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2c38d0b..a170e4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         TAG_VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}"
         PKG_VERSION=$(python -c "import skill_seekers; print(skill_seekers.__version__)")
-        TOML_VERSION=$(python -c "import tomllib; print(tomllib.load(open('pyproject.toml','rb'))['project']['version'])")
+        TOML_VERSION=$(grep -m1 '^version' pyproject.toml | sed 's/version *= *"\(.*\)"/\1/')
         echo "Tag version:     $TAG_VERSION"
         echo "Package version: $PKG_VERSION"
         echo "TOML version:    $TOML_VERSION"