diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d8dbf8e2..a3625a1a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ jobs:
           name: Fix Versioning and Add Channel
           command: yarn circle:script
       - run:
-          name: Show Environment Variable APP_VERSION
-          command: echo $APP_VERSION
+          name: Set App Version
+          command: echo "export APP_VERSION=$(grep '"version":.*' package.json | cut -d '"' -f 4 | head -1)" >> $BASH_ENV
       - run:
           name: Publish Release
           command: |
diff --git a/resources/circle.js b/resources/circle.js
index 38568bf4..199b32c6 100644
--- a/resources/circle.js
+++ b/resources/circle.js
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ pkg.publish = {
 
 const {exec} = require('child_process')
 
-exec(`echo "export APP_VERSION=${pkg.version}" >> $BASH_ENV && echo $APP_VERSION`, {env: {'APP_VERSION': pkg.version}}, function (error, stdout, stderr) {
+exec(`echo $APP_VERSION`, {env: {'APP_VERSION': pkg.version}}, function (error, stdout, stderr) {
 	console.log(stdout, stderr, error);
 });
 
 writeFile('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg), err => {
 	// error checking
 	if (err) throw err;
-	console.log(`VERSION CHANGED TO ${pkg.version}`);
+	console.log(`VERSION CHANGED TO ${pkg.version}`, pkg);
 });