diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index f96c027a..9a3e6c6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get current version
         id: current_version
         run: |
-          CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep -oP 'version = "\K[^"]+' pyproject.toml)
+          CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep -oP '^version = "\K[^"]+' pyproject.toml)
           echo "version=$CURRENT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Current version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
 
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
           skip-existing: true
-          verbose: true 
\ No newline at end of file
+          verbose: true