diff --git a/bin/release-flatpack.sh b/bin/release-flatpack.sh
index 9b741cb2f..f9fcf43f0 100755
--- a/bin/release-flatpack.sh
+++ b/bin/release-flatpack.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+VERSION_DATE=$(git log -1 --format=%aI "v${VERSION}" | cut -c -10)
+VERSION_COMMIT=$(git rev-list -n 1 "v${VERSION}")
+
 # expecting the directory at a specific path
 cd ~/trilium-flathub
 
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ $VERSION == *"beta"* ]]; then
+if [[ "$VERSION" == *"beta"* ]]; then
     git switch beta
 else
     git switch master
@@ -29,9 +32,6 @@ fi
 
 git pull
 
-VERSION_DATE=$(git log -1 --format=%aI v${VERSION} | cut -c -10)
-VERSION_COMMIT=$(git rev-list -n 1 v${VERSION})
-
 echo "Updating files with version ${VERSION}, date ${VERSION_DATE} and commit ${VERSION_COMMIT}"
 
 flatpak-node-generator npm ../trilium/package-lock.json