diff --git a/.github/workflows/website.yaml b/.github/workflows/website.yaml
index 6d247186..1f6aa83b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/website.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/website.yaml
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.WEBSITE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           repository: kimai/www.kimai.org
           event-type: kimai_release
-          client-payload: '{"kimai_version": "$kimai_version"}'
+          client-payload: '{"kimai_version": "${{ env.kimai_version }}"}'