diff --git a/release-script.sh b/release-script.sh
index be31914b..bbfbd981 100755
--- a/release-script.sh
+++ b/release-script.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 echo "$1"
-export $VERSION = $1
+export VERSION=$1
 packageJsonData=$(cat package.json)
 topLevelPackageVersion=$(echo "$packageJsonData" | jq -r '.version')
 if [[ $topLevelPackageVersion != $1 ]]