diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index afaca2b..b7a5a43 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pipeline {
                         def (major, minor, patch) = lastVersion.tokenize('.')
                         def newVersion = "${major}.${minor}.${patch.toInteger() + 1}"
                         env.IMAGE_TAG = newVersion
+                        env.NEW_VERSION = newVersion
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ pipeline {
                         sh """
                             curl -X POST -u "${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_PASS}" \
                             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-                            -d '{"tag_name": "${newVersion}", "name": "Release ${newVersion}", "target_commitish": "${env.GIT_COMMIT}"}' \
+                            -d '{"tag_name": "${env.NEW_VERSION}", "name": "Release ${env.NEW_VERSION}", "target_commitish": "${env.GIT_COMMIT}"}' \
                             "${env.GITEA_REPOSITORY_URL}deployer3000/${env.IMAGE_NAME}/releases"
                         """
                         echo "New release succeeded!"