diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
index a64a1cb..b8d5fa1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Inject version into Config.pm
         run: |
-          export BUILD_VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.build_version }}"
-          perl -i -pe 'BEGIN { $v = $ENV{BUILD_VERSION} }
-            s/(our \$VERSION\s*=\s*'"'"')[^'"'"']*'"'"';/$1'"'"'$v'"'"';/
-          ' src/node_info/files/Config.pm
+          BUILD_VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.build_version }}"
+          sed -i -E "s/^our \\\$VERSION\\s*=.*/our \\\$VERSION = '${BUILD_VERSION}';/" \
+            src/node_info/files/Config.pm
 
       - name: Set package version in changelog
         run: |