diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
index c0df57b57..f963fffb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
-      - 'VERSION'
+      - 'version/version.go'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml b/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
index 3a4b7d661..19f6253e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
-      - 'VERSION'
+      - 'version/version.go'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
index 2bdde131b..cb09408f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
-      - 'VERSION'
+      - 'version/version.go'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index d88eca009..000000000
--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-7.29.0
diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index 4b957ca9e..568791339 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ replaceTag() {
 }
 
 updateVersionFile() {
-  echo "[INFO] updating VERSION file"
-  echo ${RELEASE} > VERSION
-  git add VERSION
+  echo "[INFO] updating version.go file"
+  # change version/version.go file
+  sed -i version/version.go -r -e 's#(Version = ")([0-9.]+)(")#\1'"${RELEASE}"'\3#g'
+  git add version/version.go
   git commit -m "Update VERSION to $RELEASE" --signoff
 }
 
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index e3e130bf9..36f745ae0 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package version
 
 var (
-	Version = "0.0.1"
+	Version = "7.29.0"
 )