diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f711c8..f6d661d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run build:ci --workspace cli
       - name: Get current package version
         id: current_version
-        run: echo "version=$(grep '.version =' build.zig.zon | sed 's/.*.version = "\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "version=$(./scripts/version.sh)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         working-directory: apps/cli
       - uses: mukunku/tag-exists-action@v1.4.0
         id: check_tag
diff --git a/apps/cli/scripts/version.sh b/apps/cli/scripts/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6de23f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cli/scripts/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+if [ "${ARCH}" = "arm64" ]; then
+  ARCH="aarch64"
+fi
+
+BIN_DIR=$(find zig-out -type d -name "${ARCH}*" | head -n 1)
+BIN="${BIN_DIR}/genmoji"
+
+if [ -f "${BIN}" ]; then
+  echo $(./$BIN --version | awk -F' ' '{print $3}' | tr -d '"')
+else
+  exit 1
+fi