diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 35f336a..e3fd139 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           script: |
-            const version = '${{ inputs.version }}' || require('./package.json').version;
+            const version = '${{ inputs.version }}' || require('./lerna.json').version;
             // Find a release for that version
             const release = await github.rest.repos.getReleaseByTag({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     env:
-      EXT_VERSION: "" # will be set in the workflow
+      PKG_VERSION: "" # will be set in the workflow
 
     outputs:
-      version: ${{ env.EXT_VERSION }}
+      version: ${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -77,17 +77,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parse version from package.json
         run: |
-          echo "EXT_VERSION=$(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PKG_VERSION=$(node -p -e "require('./lerna.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - run: npm ci
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Publish packages
-        run: |
-          lerna publish from-git
-
-      - name: Create release and upload release asset
+      - name: Create release
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           script: |
@@ -96,11 +92,15 @@ jobs:
             const release = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
-              tag_name: "release-v${{ env.EXT_VERSION }}",
-              name: "v${{ env.EXT_VERSION }}",
+              tag_name: "release-v${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}",
+              name: "v${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}",
               draft: false,
               prerelease: false
             });
 
-            core.summary.addLink(`Release v${{ env.EXT_VERSION }}`, release.data.html_url);
-            await core.summary.write();
\ No newline at end of file
+            core.summary.addLink(`Release v${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}`, release.data.html_url);
+            await core.summary.write();
+
+      - name: Publish packages
+        run: |
+          lerna publish from-git