diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 42fbfa20..e5e8267a 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     [
       "@semantic-release/exec",
       {
-        "prepareCmd": "./scripts/bundle.sh ${nextRelease.version} && ./scripts/package.sh && npx prettier --write CHANGELOG.md"
+        "prepareCmd": "./scripts/bundle.sh ${nextRelease.version} && ./scripts/package.sh ${nextRelease.version} && npx prettier --write CHANGELOG.md"
       }
     ],
     "@semantic-release/npm",
diff --git a/scripts/package.sh b/scripts/package.sh
index d8eff831..adefe625 100644
--- a/scripts/package.sh
+++ b/scripts/package.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+VERSION=$1
+
 apt-get install zip -y
 
 # create zip and tar.gz packages for release upload