diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a3029a68..940ec87e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -83,12 +83,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
+        fetch-depth: 99
         path: src
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         path: artifacts
     - name: create package feed data
       run: ./src/create-package-feeds.sh --artifacts-directory artifacts --deb-feed-path artifacts/deb-feed.tar.gz --win-feed-path artifacts/win-feed.tar.gz
+    - name: publish version artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: version.txt
+        path: artifacts/version.txt
     - name: publish deb package feed artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
diff --git a/create-package-feeds.sh b/create-package-feeds.sh
index 832d9e71..31cc91d8 100755
--- a/create-package-feeds.sh
+++ b/create-package-feeds.sh
@@ -77,5 +77,13 @@ cp $_SCRIPT_DIR/install.ps1 "$winPackagesDir"
 # create archive of the entire thing
 tar -zcf $WIN_FEED_PATH -C "$destination/" win
 
+#
+# version
+#
+pushd "$_SCRIPT_DIR/build"
+VERSION=$(pwsh ./make-version.ps1 -suffix beta)
+popd
+echo "$VERSION" | tee $ARTIFACTS_DIRECTORY/version.txt
+
 # clean up
 rm -rf $destination