diff --git a/first-class-pipeline/resources/com/freeleaps/devops/builtins/semantic-release/releaserc.json b/first-class-pipeline/resources/com/freeleaps/devops/builtins/semantic-release/releaserc.json
index 1d97c21a..7e82845c 100644
--- a/first-class-pipeline/resources/com/freeleaps/devops/builtins/semantic-release/releaserc.json
+++ b/first-class-pipeline/resources/com/freeleaps/devops/builtins/semantic-release/releaserc.json
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
       }
     ],
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/exec",
+      {
+        "prepareCmd": "echo ${nextRelease.version} > VERSION"
+      }
+    ],
     "@semantic-release/changelog",
     [
       "@semantic-release/git",