diff --git a/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh b/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
index d3355a9e6..a9b43a213 100755
--- a/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
+++ b/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ THE_MVN_REPO=${MVN_REPO:-${1:-$DEFAULT_MVN_REPO}}
 MVN_HTTP=0
 DEFAULT_SDK_VERSION=$(grep sdkVersion ${THIS_DIR}/../gradle.properties | cut -d"=" -f2)
 SDK_VERSION=${OVERRIDE_SDK_VERSION:-${DEFAULT_SDK_VERSION}}
-RN_VERSION=$(jq -r '.dependencies."react-native"' ${THIS_DIR}/../../package.json)
+RN_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' ${THIS_DIR}/../../node_modules/react-native/package.json)
 HERMES_VERSION=$(jq -r '.dependencies."hermes-engine"' ${THIS_DIR}/../../node_modules/react-native/package.json | cut -c 2-)
 DO_GIT_TAG=${GIT_TAG:-0}