diff --git a/.azure/azure-benchmark-pipeline.yaml b/.azure/azure-benchmark-pipeline.yaml
index 1ad28197..06ef72a4 100644
--- a/.azure/azure-benchmark-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.azure/azure-benchmark-pipeline.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ steps:
   persistCredentials: true
 
 - script: |
+    VERSION=$(cat src/primaite/VERSION | tr -d '\n')
     if [[ "$(Build.SourceBranch)" == "refs/heads/feature/2648_Automate-the-benchmarking-process" ]]; then
       DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)
       echo "${VERSION}+dev.${DATE}" > src/primaite/VERSION