diff --git a/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java b/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
index 427a0ed8d..6934b555c 100644
--- a/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
+++ b/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public class PlanSpec {
                         "PROJECT=\"" + project + "\" " +
                             "BAMBOO_DOWNLOAD_PASS=\"${bamboo.bamboo_download_pass}\" " +
                             "BAMBOO_DOWNLOAD_USER=\"${bamboo.bamboo_download_user}\" "),
+                // read version from artifact
+                new InjectVariablesTask().path("version.properties"),
                 // commit release
                 new VcsCommitTask().commitMessage("chore(release)").repository("RED / ui"),
                 // create tag with this version