diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 4dcfcef..7734598 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pipeline {
                     }
 
                     env.VERSION = sh(
+                        env: ["VERSION_FILE=${versionFile}"],
                         script: '''
                             set -e
                             VERSION=$(sed -n 's/^version=//p' "$VERSION_FILE")
@@ -36,10 +37,7 @@ pipeline {
 
                             echo "$VERSION"
                         ''',
-                        returnStdout: true,
-                        env: [
-                            "VERSION_FILE=${versionFile}"
-                        ]
+                        returnStdout: true
                     ).trim()
 
                     echo "Extracted VERSION: ${env.VERSION}"