diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_push_to_main.yaml b/.github/workflows/on_push_to_main.yaml
index ff804a31..1e44aefb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_push_to_main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_push_to_main.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ env:
   FS_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
 
 jobs:
+  set-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          # need to get everything so that 'git describe' works
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - run: |
+          echo "export GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> vars.sh
+          echo "export GIT_TAG=$(git describe)" >> vars.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: vars.sh
+          path: vars.sh
+
   release-docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
@@ -30,19 +48,18 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'linux/arm64'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          # need to get everything so that 'git describe' works
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: wistia/parse-tool-versions@v1.0
 
       - uses: earthly/actions-setup@v1
         with: { version: "v${{ env.EARTHLY_TOOL_VERSION }}" }
 
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: vars.sh
+
       - name: extract sha
-        run: |
-          echo "GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "GIT_TAG=$(git describe)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: source vars.sh
 
       - name: login to registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
@@ -57,8 +74,8 @@ jobs:
             --platform ${{ matrix.platform.earthly }} \
             --push \
             +docker \
-              --GIT_TAG=${{ env.GIT_TAG }} \
-              --GIT_COMMIT=${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }} \
+              --GIT_TAG=${GIT_TAG} \
+              --GIT_COMMIT=${GIT_COMMIT} \
               --IMAGE_NAME=${{ env.FS_IMAGE }}:${{ env.GIT_TAG }}
 
   release-multiarch:
@@ -71,11 +88,6 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
 
     steps:
-      - name: extract sha
-        run: |
-          echo "GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "GIT_TAG=$(git describe)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: login to registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
@@ -83,9 +95,16 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: vars.sh
+
+      - name: extract sha
+        run: source vars.sh
+
       - uses: int128/docker-manifest-create-action@v1
         with:
-          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/kubechecks:${{ env.GIT_TAG }}
+          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/kubechecks:${env.GIT_TAG}
           suffixes: |
             -linux-amd64
 #            -linux-arm64