diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index c7f3fd7fe..c8a27d7de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ jobs:
         java-version: '8'
         distribution: 'temurin'
         cache: 'gradle'
+    - name: env
+      run: env
+    - name: set version
+      env:
+        GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${{ vars.GITHUB_REF_NAME }}
+      run: |
+         env
+         sed -e 's/^\s*version\s+=.*/version="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"/g' -i build.gradle
+
     - name: Build dex-tools with Gradle
       run: ./gradlew check distZip