diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4a0ad06..5d9641d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,18 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
 
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
       - name: Read version from package.json
         id: version
-        run: echo "version=$(node -p 'require(\"./package.json\").version')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          echo "Version: $VERSION"
+          if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then echo "ERROR: version is empty" && exit 1; fi
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Update version in index.html
         run: |
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4255dda..1a89b92 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "flexitablesort",
-  "version": "2.0.13",
+  "version": "2.0.14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "flexitablesort",
-      "version": "2.0.13",
+      "version": "2.0.14",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "classnames": "^2.5.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68c7043..278f03d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-table-dnd",
-  "version": "2.0.13",
+  "version": "2.0.14",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Sortable table with draggable rows and columns",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",