diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 520ea57..9c10e01 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ deploy:staging:
           echo "ℹ️ ${CONFIG_ENV_DIR}/versions.php → ${VERSION_WORK_FILE}"
         else
           echo "⚠️ Keine versions.php im Repo gefunden – starte mit 1.0.0"
-          cat > "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" << 'PHP'
+          cat > "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" <<PHP
 <?php
-$mainversion = 1;
-$subversion = 0;
-$patchversion = 0;
+\$mainversion = ${MAIN};
+\$subversion  = ${SUB};
+\$patchversion = ${PATCH};
 PHP
         fi
       fi