diff --git a/service/build.bat b/service/build.bat
index 0665c331..79b2a777 100644
--- a/service/build.bat
+++ b/service/build.bat
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-set /p BUILD_VERSION=<version
-IF "%BUILD_VERSION%"=="" GOTO BUILD_VERSION_ERROR
-
 set SVC_ROOT_DIR=%~dp0
 
+set /p BUILD_VERSION=<%SVC_ROOT_DIR%\..\version
+IF "%BUILD_VERSION%"=="" GOTO BUILD_VERSION_ERROR
+
 @echo fetching ziti-ci
 call %SVC_ROOT_DIR%/../get-ziti-ci.bat
 ziti-ci version
diff --git a/service/publish.bat b/service/publish.bat
index dc9db0fa..eb697081 100644
--- a/service/publish.bat
+++ b/service/publish.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+set /p BUILD_VERSION=<%SVC_ROOT_DIR%\..\version
+
 IF "%BUILD_VERSION%"=="" GOTO BUILD_VERSION_ERROR
 
 IF "%TRAVIS_BRANCH%"=="master" GOTO RELEASE