diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
index 455a26f..2c85dea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export OLD_VERSION=`cat build.gradle.kts | grep "version " | awk -F'"' '{print $2}'`
           export NEW_VERSION=$OLD_VERSION-b${{github.run_number}}
-          sed -i "s/$OLD_VERION/$NEW_VERSION/" build.gradle.kts
+          cat build.gradle.kts | sed "s/$OLD_VERION/$NEW_VERSION/" > build.gradle.kts
           echo Version number is now $(cat build.gradle.kts | grep "version " | awk -F'"' '{print $2}') - $NEW_VERSION
       - name: Build with Gradle
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@937999e9cc2425eddc7fd62d1053baf041147db7