diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 031fd8c..4a4f66e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Set Version') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    // Read BASE_VERSION from Python source
+                    // Extract BASE_VERSION from Python file using grep
                     env.BASE_VERSION = sh(
-                        script: "python -c \"import sys; from config.version import BASE_VERSION; print(BASE_VERSION)\"",
+                        script: "grep '^BASE_VERSION' config/version.py | cut -d'\"' -f2",
                         returnStdout: true
                     ).trim()
                     echo "BASE_VERSION set to: ${env.BASE_VERSION}"