diff --git a/tasks/prepare.yml b/tasks/prepare.yml
index 212de4e..4085c07 100644
--- a/tasks/prepare.yml
+++ b/tasks/prepare.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       register: gitea_installed
 
     - name: Get running version
-      shell: "{{ gitea_base_dir }}/gitea-latest -v | rev | cut -d ' ' -f6 | rev"
+      shell: "{{ gitea_base_dir }}/gitea-latest -v | perl -pe '($_)=/([0-9]+([.][0-9]+)+)/'"
       register: gitea_current
       changed_when: False
       when: gitea_installed.stat.exists