diff --git a/assets/release.sh b/assets/release.sh
index 7021f13..849e990 100755
--- a/assets/release.sh
+++ b/assets/release.sh
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ release() {
 	_nwjs_subdir="$(subst "${NWJS_SUBDIR}" "%NWJS_PLATFORM%" "${_platform}")";
 	_nwjs_url="$(subst "$(eval echo \"\${NWJS_URL_${_platform%%-*}}\")" "%NWJS_PLATFORM%" "${_platform}")";
 	_nwjs_fname="${RELEASES_DNAME}/${_nwjs_url##*/}";
+	_release_version="$(sed -n '/^\s*"version":/s/^.*:\s*"\([0-9.]\+\)",\?\s*$/\1/p' package.json)";
 	_release_dname="${RELEASES_DNAME}/${PACKAGE_NAME}-${_release_version}-release-${_platform}";
 	_release_fname="${_release_dname}.zip";
-	_release_version="$(sed -n '/^\s*"version":/s/^.*:\s*"\([0-9.]\+\)",\?\s*$/\1/p' package.json)";
 
 	trap "rm -fr ${_release_dname}" EXIT HUP INT QUIT PIPE TERM USR1 USR2;
 	if [ "${_vflag:-0}" -eq 0 ]; then