diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gui-version-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/gui-version-release.yml
index 8ccb6c6..0c2f941 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gui-version-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gui-version-release.yml
@@ -81,23 +81,13 @@ jobs:
         
         # Retry mechanism: maximum 3 attempts
         $SUCCESS = $false
-        $VERSION = ""
         for ($i = 1; $i -le 3; $i++) {
           Write-Host "Attempt $i to create version record..."
           
-          $output = python .gitea/scripts/gui_version_creator.py | Out-String
+          python .gitea/scripts/gui_version_creator.py
           if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
             Write-Host "Version record created successfully"
             $SUCCESS = $true
-            
-            # Extract version from JSON output (last line)
-            $jsonLine = ($output -split "`n" | Where-Object { $_ -match '^\{' } | Select-Object -Last 1)
-            if ($jsonLine) {
-              $json = $jsonLine | ConvertFrom-Json
-              $VERSION = $json.version
-              Write-Host "Created version: $VERSION"
-            }
-            
             break
           } else {
             Write-Host "Attempt $i failed"
@@ -115,6 +105,16 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         }
         
+        # Read version from updated config.py
+        $VERSION = ""
+        if (Test-Path "config.py") {
+          $configContent = Get-Content "config.py" -Raw
+          if ($configContent -match 'APP_VERSION\s*=\s*"([\d.]+)"') {
+            $VERSION = $matches[1]
+            Write-Host "Detected version: $VERSION"
+          }
+        }
+        
         # Set version for next steps
         echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
       env: