diff --git a/check-version.sh b/check-version.sh
index e645252..ca6f6b1 100644
--- a/check-version.sh
+++ b/check-version.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ REPO="google/googletest"
 # Get tag name using Github Rest API
 TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_API_TOKEN}" https://api.github.com/repos/"$REPO"/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
 
-# Get version number from tag name
-#VERSION=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | rev | cut -d'-' -f1 | rev)
+# Trim 'v' character in TAG_NAME variable
+VERSION=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | tr -d 'v')
 
-# Trim 'v' character in VERSION variable
-#VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | tr -d 'v')
-
-echo "$TAG_NAME"
+echo "$VERSION"