diff --git a/release-branch-pipeline.yml b/release-branch-pipeline.yml
index bd85a222c..92a356aad 100644
--- a/release-branch-pipeline.yml
+++ b/release-branch-pipeline.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           inputs:
              targetType: 'inline'
              script: |
-                echo Pulled version from pom.xml => $(version)
+                echo Pulled version from pom.xml => $(version_from_pom)
           displayName: Debug print release version
         - task: Bash@3
           # Azure pipelines cannot pass variables between pipelines, but it can pass files, so we
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ jobs:
           inputs:
              targetType: 'inline'
              script: |
-                echo $(version)
-                VERSION=$(version)
+                echo $(version_from_pom)
+                VERSION=$(version_from_pom)
                 echo "$VERSION" > $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/VERSION
           displayName: Debug print release version
         - task: CopyFiles@2