diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 729792e..4e00e27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: create tag
         if: github.ref_name == 'main'
         run: |
-          version = var=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          version = var=$(./mvnw help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
           git tag ${version} -m "release ${version}"
           git push origin ${version}