diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d38a376f0..a7da743a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "make_release=${{ steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == false && env.DEV_ENVIRONMENT == false }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "exists=${{ steps.check_tag.outputs.exists }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "project_name=${{ steps.pakku_info.outputs.name }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "minecraft_version=$(echo "${{ steps.pakku_lock_info.outputs.mc_versions }}" | jq -r '.[]' | cut -d '"' -f2)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          MC_VERSIONS_JSON='${{ steps.pakku_lock_info.outputs.mc_versions }}'
+          MINECRAFT_VERSION=$(echo "$MC_VERSIONS_JSON" | jq -r '.[0]' | tr -d '[]"')
+          echo "minecraft_version=$MINECRAFT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           if ${{ env.DEV_ENVIRONMENT == 'true' && steps.changelog.outcome == 'failure' }}; then
             echo "project_version=build_#${{ github.run_number }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT