diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test_image_build_push.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test_image_build_push.yml
index dace717..317c324 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test_image_build_push.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test_image_build_push.yml
@@ -18,22 +18,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: '17'
-      - name: Check if cut is installed
-        run: echo $(which cut)
       - name: Get latest tag
+        id: get_tag
         run: |
           export "VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
           echo "${VERSION}"
           export "MAJOR=$(echo ${VERSION} | /usr/bin/cut -d "." -f 1)"
-          echo "${MAJOR}"
+          echo "MAJOR=${MAJOR}"
           export "MINOR=$(echo ${VERSION} | cut -d "." -f 2)"
-          echo "${MINOR}"
+          echo "MINOR=${MINOR}"
           export "PATCH=$(echo ${VERSION} | cut -d "." -f 3)"
-          echo "${PATCH}"
+          echo "PATCH=${PATCH}"
       - name: Increment version
         run: |
-          PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
-          echo "NEW_VERSION=$(echo $MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH)"
+          export "NEW_VERSION=$(echo ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.MAJOR }}.${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.MINOR }}.$( ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.PATCH }} + 1) )
+          echo "NEW_VERSION=${NEW_VERSION}"
       - name: Extract commit message
         run: echo "COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)"
       - name: Create and push tag