diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index db53b71ee..b31375444 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          export CORE_CONDUCTOR_VERSION=$(./gradlew conductor-workflow-event-listener:dependencies | grep conductor-core | grep ">" | tail -1 | cut -d ' ' -f4)
+          export CORE_CONDUCTOR_VERSION=$(./gradlew conductor-workflow-event-listener:dependencies | grep conductor-core | grep ">" | tail -1 | cut -d '>' -f 2 | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
           echo "Building against Conductor core version $CORE_CONDUCTOR_VERSION"
           ./gradlew build --scan -x test
       - name: Build and Publish snapshot