diff --git a/.github/workflows/bumpVersions.yml b/.github/workflows/bumpVersions.yml
index b2f252f..87b85b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bumpVersions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bumpVersions.yml
@@ -35,15 +35,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: v0.54.0
 
-      - name: Set required environment variables
+      - name: Set updatecli required environment variables
         run: |
           echo "ACTIVEMQ_BASE_VERSION=${{ matrix.activemq_base_version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "ACTIVEMQ_VERSION=$(jq -r '.activemq_version' versions/activemq-${{ matrix.activemq_base_version }}.json)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Run updatecli
         run: |
           updatecli apply
 
+      - name: Set environment variables after updatecli
+        run: |
+          echo "ACTIVEMQ_VERSION=$(jq -r '.activemq_version' versions/activemq-${{ matrix.activemq_base_version }}.json)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         id: auto-commit-action
         with: