diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_prepare.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_prepare.yaml
index 926075c..a8c8baf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_prepare.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_prepare.yaml
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: "[Nightly] Write summary"
               if: inputs.nightly
               run: |
+                  WEBAPP_VERSION=$(./scripts/get-version.ts)
                   WEB_VERSION=${WEBAPP_VERSION:0:12}
                   REACT_VERSION=${WEBAPP_VERSION:19:12}
                   JS_VERSION=${WEBAPP_VERSION:35:12}
@@ -132,8 +133,6 @@ jobs:
                   echo "| Element Web | [$WEB_VERSION](https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/commit/$WEB_VERSION) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                   echo "| React SDK   | [$REACT_VERSION](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/commit/$REACT_VERSION) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                   echo "| JS SDK      | [$JS_VERSION](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/commit/$JS_VERSION) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-              env:
-                  WEBAPP_VERSION: ${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}
 
             - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
               with:
diff --git a/scripts/get-version.ts b/scripts/get-version.ts
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fb6f468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/get-version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S npx ts-node
+
+/*
+ * Checks for the presence of a webapp, inspects its version and prints it
+ */
+
+import { versionFromAsar } from "./set-version";
+
+async function main(): Promise<number> {
+    const version = await versionFromAsar();
+    console.log(version);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+    main()
+        .then((ret) => {
+            process.exit(ret);
+        })
+        .catch((e) => {
+            console.error(e);
+            process.exit(1);
+        });
+}