diff --git a/deployment/debian-package-x64/clean.sh b/deployment/debian-package-x64/clean.sh
index 101ba1fb6d..b2960fcb3a 100755
--- a/deployment/debian-package-x64/clean.sh
+++ b/deployment/debian-package-x64/clean.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ source ../common.build.sh
 keep_artifacts="${1}"
 
 WORKDIR="$( pwd )"
-VERSION="$( grep '^jellyfin' ${WORKDIR}/pkg-src/changelog | head -1 | awk -F '[()]' '{ print $2 }' )"
 
 package_temporary_dir="${WORKDIR}/pkg-dist-tmp"
 output_dir="${WORKDIR}/pkg-dist"
diff --git a/deployment/debian-package-x64/package.sh b/deployment/debian-package-x64/package.sh
index 11da66aaab..d7c3f5809c 100755
--- a/deployment/debian-package-x64/package.sh
+++ b/deployment/debian-package-x64/package.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 source ../common.build.sh
 
 WORKDIR="$( pwd )"
-VERSION="$( grep '^jellyfin' ${WORKDIR}/pkg-src/changelog | head -1 | awk -F '[()]' '{ print $2 }' )"
 
 package_temporary_dir="${WORKDIR}/pkg-dist-tmp"
 output_dir="${WORKDIR}/pkg-dist"