diff --git a/scripts/build-release-windows.ps1 b/scripts/build-release-windows.ps1
index 25f129c9..d9480cee 100644
--- a/scripts/build-release-windows.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build-release-windows.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 $ErrorActionPreference="Stop"
 
-$COZO_VERSION = cat .\VERSION
+$VERSION = cat .\VERSION
 $CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO = "fat"
 $TARGET = "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"
 $PYO3_NO_PYTHON=1