diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3a33284..5db2d80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ jobs:
       # - https://stackoverflow.com/a/33733020
       - name: Read git tag
         id: git-tag
-        run: echo "TAG_NAME=$(git tag --points-at HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          echo "TAG_NAME=$(git tag --points-at HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "TEST=TESTTESTTEST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       # TODO: TESTING
       - name: Test git tag
         env:
           GIT_TAG: ${{ steps.git-tag.outputs.TAG_NAME }}
+          TEST: ${{ steps.git-tag.outputs.TEST }}
         if: contains(env.GIT_TAG, 'v') == false
         run: echo "Missing GIT_TAG; aborting" && exit 1
 
diff --git a/scripts/postversion-commit.js b/scripts/postversion-commit.js
index 25bcf0e..d66cb7d 100644
--- a/scripts/postversion-commit.js
+++ b/scripts/postversion-commit.js
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import {execSync} from 'node:child_process';
-import pkg from '../package.json' assert {type: 'json'};
 
 /**
  * Utility for committing and tagging a release commit in
  * git, called as part of the `yarn postversion` script.
  */
 
-const currentBranch = execSync('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD')
-  .toString()
-  .trim();
+const branch = execSync('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD').toString().trim();
+const {version} = require('../package.json');
 
-if (currentBranch === 'main') {
-  execSync(`git checkout -b 'release/${pkg.version}'`);
+if (branch === 'main') {
+  execSync(`git checkout -b 'release/${version}'`);
 }
 
 execSync('git add -u');
-execSync(`git commit -m 'chore(release): ${pkg.version}'`);
-execSync(`git tag -a ${pkg.version} -m ${pkg.version}`);
+execSync(`git commit -m 'chore(release): ${version}'`);
+execSync(`git tag -a ${version} -m ${version}`);