diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fa43165f..f1370fb9 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: Set App Version
-          command: echo "export APP_VERSION=$(grep '"version":.*' package.json | cut -d '"' -f 16 | head -1)" >> $BASH_ENV
+          name: Update Version Number of App
+          command: sudo chmod +x resources/version.sh && ./resources/version.sh || true
       - run:
           name: Publish Release
           command: |
diff --git a/resources/version.sh b/resources/version.sh
index 10d7125a..1c756d49 100755
--- a/resources/version.sh
+++ b/resources/version.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ else
   echo "Version unchanged, commits since stable is 0"
 fi
 
-
+echo "export APP_VERSION=$(node -p -e 'require("./package.json").version')" >> $BASH_ENV
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