diff --git a/.az-pipelines/windows-build-sign.yml b/.az-pipelines/windows-build-sign.yml
index 30ef176827..410bd1f3cc 100644
--- a/.az-pipelines/windows-build-sign.yml
+++ b/.az-pipelines/windows-build-sign.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ steps:
 
 - script: | 
     $packageVersion = (Get-Content -Raw -Path $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\src\package.json | ConvertFrom-Json).version;
-    echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PACKAGE_VERSION]$packageVersion"
+    echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PACKAGE_VERSION]$(packageVersion)"
   displayName: 'Setting packageVersion'
 
 - script: |