diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_images.yml b/.github/workflows/build_images.yml
index 987f7798..ab9983b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_images.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: |
           sudo apt install ack
-          echo "IMAGE_VERSION=$(echo $(ack -o '^version.*:\K.*$' ../charts/api/Chart.yaml | sed 's/^ //g' | sed 's/ $//g'))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "IMAGE_VERSION=$(echo $(ack -o '^version.*:\K.*$' ../charts/api/Chart.yaml | sed 's/^ //g' | sed 's/ $//g'))" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: 'Echo test'
         run: |
-          echo $CHART_VERSION
-        env:
-          CHART_VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.IMAGE_VERSION }}
+          echo $IMAGE_VERSION
 
       - name: 'Login to GitHub Container Registry'
         uses: docker/login-action@v3