diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 02d24a8..3a7e597 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: denoland/setup-deno@v2
         with:
-          deno-version: v2.1.1
+          deno-version: v2.x
       - run: |
           tag=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-          deno publish --allow-dirty --set-version ${tag:1}
+          sed -i s/0.0.0-local.0/${tag:1}/ deno.json
   npm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 8e7ea26..0d20478 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@crosshatch/structured-outputs",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "0.0.0-local.0",
   "exports": "./mod.ts",
   "exclude": ["target"],
   "tasks": {