diff --git a/scripts/vercel.sh b/scripts/vercel.sh
index ab71176a9..7e922793a 100755
--- a/scripts/vercel.sh
+++ b/scripts/vercel.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
-export NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
-echo "Set NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION=v$NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION"
+export NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION=v$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+echo "Set NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION=$NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION"
 yarn build
 # Deploy migration using direct database connection (no connection pool)
 DATABASE_URL=$DIRECT_DATABASE_URL yarn db:deploy