diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7da4ca2..3d0bf5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,13 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run lint
         run: npm run lint
 
-      - name: Run build
-        run: npm run build
-
-      - name: Package Chrome Web Store zip
-        run: cd dist && zip -r ../algorithmhub-webstore.zip .
-
       - name: Create release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx -p semantic-release@25 -p @semantic-release/commit-analyzer@13 -p @semantic-release/release-notes-generator@14 -p @semantic-release/github@12 semantic-release
+        run: npx -p semantic-release@25 -p @semantic-release/commit-analyzer@13 -p @semantic-release/release-notes-generator@14 -p @semantic-release/exec@7 -p @semantic-release/github@12 semantic-release
diff --git a/release.config.mjs b/release.config.mjs
index d879b55..f4643d0 100644
--- a/release.config.mjs
+++ b/release.config.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ export default {
   plugins: [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/exec",
+      {
+        prepareCmd:
+          "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs ${nextRelease.version} && npm run build && cd dist && zip -r ../algorithmhub-webstore.zip .",
+      },
+    ],
     [
       "@semantic-release/github",
       {
diff --git a/scripts/set-release-version.mjs b/scripts/set-release-version.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0079272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/set-release-version.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+
+const version = process.argv[2];
+
+if (!version) {
+  throw new Error("Missing release version.");
+}
+
+async function updateJsonFile(path) {
+  const content = await readFile(path, "utf8");
+  const json = JSON.parse(content);
+  json.version = version;
+  await writeFile(path, `${JSON.stringify(json, null, 2)}\n`);
+}
+
+await Promise.all([
+  updateJsonFile("manifest.json"),
+  updateJsonFile("package.json"),
+]);