diff --git a/build-system/scripts/build b/build-system/scripts/build
index ece5a99a516..d02b4ebd901 100755
--- a/build-system/scripts/build
+++ b/build-system/scripts/build
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ if [[ -n "$COMMIT_TAG" ]]; then
   VERSION=$(npx semver $COMMIT_TAG_VERSION)
   if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
     COMMIT_TAG_VERSION=""
+  else
+    COMMIT_TAG_VERSION=$VERSION
   fi
 else
   COMMIT_TAG_VERSION=""
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/client.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/client.ts
index f1ec98bbb24..d7b6c6ec162 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/client.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-cli/src/client.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function createCompatibleClient(rpcUrl: string, logger: DebugLogger
   const expectedVersionRange = packageJsonContents.version; // During sandbox, we'll expect exact matches
 
   try {
-    await checkServerVersion(client, expectedVersionRange, logger);
+    await checkServerVersion(client, expectedVersionRange);
   } catch (err) {
     if (err instanceof VersionMismatchError) {
       logger.debug(err.message);
@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ class VersionMismatchError extends Error {}
  * @param rpc - RPC server connection.
  * @param expectedVersionRange - Expected version by CLI.
  */
-export async function checkServerVersion(rpc: AztecRPC, expectedVersionRange: string, logger?: DebugLogger) {
+export async function checkServerVersion(rpc: AztecRPC, expectedVersionRange: string) {
   const serverName = 'Aztec Sandbox';
   const { client } = await rpc.getNodeInfo();
   if (!client) {
     throw new VersionMismatchError(`Couldn't determine ${serverName} version. You may run into issues.`);
   }
   const version = client.split('@')[1];
-  logger?.warn(`Comparing server version ${version} against CLI expected ${expectedVersionRange}`);
   if (!version || !valid(version)) {
     throw new VersionMismatchError(`Missing or invalid version identifier for ${serverName} (${version ?? 'empty'}).`);
   } else if (!satisfies(version, expectedVersionRange)) {