diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/version-and-release.yml
index d16175d12b..77977afde6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-and-release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           realversion="${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}"
           realversion="${realversion//v/}"
-          echo "::set-output name=VERSION::$realversion"
+          echo "VERSION=$realversion" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Set up publishing to maven central
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2