diff --git a/post-receive b/post-receive
index 26162f05..55bb3b14 100755
--- a/post-receive
+++ b/post-receive
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 # Generate release name to always be the current timestamp so that
 # it will be considered an upgrade
 export PHILOMENA_VERSION="0.1.$(date +%s)"
-touch mix.exs
+
 mix distillery.release --upgrade || die "failed to generate release"
 
 _build/prod/rel/philomena/bin/philomena upgrade $PHILOMENA_VERSION || die "failed to upgrade app; log in to the server and restart the app manually"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rel/config.exs b/rel/config.exs
index 819bf4a3..cfe61672 100644
--- a/rel/config.exs
+++ b/rel/config.exs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ end
 # will be used by default
 
 release :philomena do
-  set version: current_version(:philomena)
+  set version: System.get_env("PHILOMENA_VERSION")
   set applications: [
     :runtime_tools,
     philomena: :permanent