diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ota-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ota-updates.yml
index 1ba170a90e..48e1dbf5f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ota-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ota-updates.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-tags: true
 
     - name: Install GNU gettext
       run: sudo apt-get install gettext
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Upload OTA updates
       run: |
-        git fetch --tags
-        VERSION=$(git describe --tags --match 'v*' | sed -e 's/v\([0-9]\+\)\.\([0-9]\+\).*/\1.\2/g')
-        echo "ota version: $VERSION"
-        curl -F 'data=@ota-update.tar' -H "X-Api-Key: ${{secrets.OTA_API_KEY}}" "${{secrets.OTA_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT}}?version=${VERSION}"
+        VERSION=$(sed -n -e 's/.*POEDIT_VERSION.* "\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*".*/\1.\2/p' src/version.h)
+        echo "OTA version: $VERSION"
+        curl --fail-with-body -F 'data=@ota-update.tar' -H "X-Api-Key: ${{secrets.OTA_API_KEY}}" "${{secrets.OTA_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT}}?version=${VERSION}"