diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 928b19d..f40d206 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: release
+name: Publish to NPM
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 21
-      - name: Set package version
-        run: |
-          sed -i 's/  "version": "%VERSION%",/  "version": "${{ github.ref_name }}",/' package.json
       - name : Install dependencies
         run: npm install
       - name: Publish release
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe963ab..11ce7e0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@gptscript-ai/gptscript",
-  "version": "%VERSION%",
+  "version": "v0.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@gptscript-ai/gptscript",
-      "version": "%VERSION%",
+      "version": "v0.5.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0944885..761bc75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gptscript-ai/gptscript",
-  "version": "%VERSION%",
+  "version": "v0.5.0",
   "description": "Run gptscript in node.js",
   "main": "lib/gptscript.js",
   "repository": {