diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
index 8e33105..1a919fb 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${{github.run_number}}
-          cat build.gradle.kts | sed "s/$OLD_VERSION/$NEW_VERSION/" > build.gradle.kts
+          (cat build.gradle.kts | sed "s/$OLD_VERSION/$NEW_VERSION/") > build.gradle.kts
           echo Version number is now $(cat build.gradle.kts | grep "version " | awk -F'"' '{print $2}') - $NEW_VERSION
           cat build.gradle.kts
       - name: Build with Gradle