diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index f87ca81b..5b711585 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [[ ${{ steps.meta.outputs.VERSION }} =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-.*)?$ ]]; then
             sed -i "s/^VERSION=.*/VERSION=${{ steps.meta.outputs.VERSION }}/" ./app/.env
-            jq '.version = ${{ steps.meta.outputs.VERSION }}' ./app/config.json > updated.json
+            jq --arg VERSION "${{ steps.meta.outputs.VERSION }}" '.version = $VERSION' ./app/config.json > updated.json
             mv updated.json ./app/config.json
           fi