From 0c0e65b732f1e2734bbc436a968051d520c31d22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jatinkrmalik <jatinkrmalik@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:32:23 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: read version from file instead of importing (avoids gi
 dependency)

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b7d0ea5..579ce3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify version consistency
         run: |
-          # Get version from Python package
-          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(python -c "from src.vocalinux.version import __version__; print(__version__)")
+          # Get version from version.py file directly (avoid importing full package which needs gi)
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(grep -oP '__version__\s*=\s*"\K[^"]+' src/vocalinux/version.py)
           TAG_VERSION=${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
           echo "Package version: $PACKAGE_VERSION"
           echo "Tag version: $TAG_VERSION"