diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
index 4dfbb71..aeb09fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: 
           ref: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: verify tag matches version
+        run: |
+          # run generateb binary --version
+          BINARY_REPORTED_VERSION=`cat Cargo.toml |grep ^version | head -n1 | cut -f 2 -d "\""`
+          echo "found version $BINARY_REPORTED_VERSION"
+          if [ "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" != "$BINARY_REPORTED_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Tag does not match version. Aborting"
+            exit 1
+          fi
       - name: Compile and release
         uses: rust-build/rust-build.action@latest
         env:
@@ -30,14 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           RUSTTARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           EXTRA_FILES: "README.md LICENSE"
           ARCHIVE_TYPES: "tar.gz"
-      - name: verify tag matches version
-        run: |
-          # run generateb binary --version
-          BINARY_REPORTED_VERSION=`./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/anysnake2 --version`
-          if [ "Anysnake2 ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" != "$BINARY_REPORTED_VERSION" ]; then
-            echo "Tag does not match version. Aborting"
-            exit 1
-          fi
       - name: tell release flake
         run: |
           curl \