diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-java.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-java.yml
index ef900706c..8bf696d79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-java.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ on:
           - Release
           - Dry Run
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+    working-directory: languages/java
+
 env:
   _KEY_VAULT: "bitwarden-ci"
 
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get version
         id: version
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(cat languages/java/build.gradle | grep -Eo 'version = "[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"' | grep -Eo '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+          VERSION=$(cat build.gradle | grep -Eo 'version = "[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"' | grep -Eo '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   publish: