diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0216b1d59..c89b4e9ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create version file
+        run: make version
       - name: Create short sha
         run: echo "SHORT_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA::7}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Build and push