diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cce6407..afba66a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node esbuild.config.mjs",
     "build": "tsc -noEmit -skipLibCheck && node esbuild.config.mjs production",
-    "version": "node version-bump.mjs && git add manifest.json versions.json && git tag $(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\")"
+    "version": "node version-bump.mjs && git add manifest.json versions.json"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "obsidian.md",
diff --git a/version-bump.mjs b/version-bump.mjs
index 371fc31..7d2a2b2 100644
--- a/version-bump.mjs
+++ b/version-bump.mjs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
 
 const targetVersion = process.env.npm_package_version;
 
+const packageJson = require('./package.json');
+const version = packageJson.version;
+
 // read minAppVersion from manifest.json and bump version to target version
 let manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync("manifest.json", "utf8"));
 const { minAppVersion } = manifest;