diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 9b44ce9..639ffa7 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ steps:
 - name: versioning
   image: node:12
   commands:
+  - PACKAGE_VERSION=$(cat package.json | grep version | head -1 | awk -F '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/[\",]//g' | tr -d '[[:space:]]')
+  - LATEST_VERSION=$(npm view rpclibrary | grep latest | head -1 | awk -F '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/[\",]//g' | tr -d '[[:space:]]')
   - echo "${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
   - echo "${LATEST_VERSION}"
   - echo ${DRONE_BUILD_CREATED}
@@ -23,10 +25,6 @@ steps:
     fi
 
   environment:
-    LATEST_VERSION: 
-      $(npm view rpclibrary | grep latest | head -1 | awk -F '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/[\",]//g' | tr -d '[[:space:]]')
-    PACKAGE_VERSION:
-      $(cat package.json | grep version | head -1 | awk -F '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/[\",]//g' | tr -d '[[:space:]]')
     GIT_USER:
       from_secret: git_user
     GIT_PASSWORD: