diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 79422d5..224cee9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       # generate changelog
       - name: generate changelog
         run: |
-          uv run towncrier build --version=steps.package-version.outputs.version --yes
+          uv run towncrier build --version=${{ steps.package-version.outputs.version }} --yes
           git config --global user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
           git config --global user.email "$CI_COMMIT_EMAIL"
           git commit -a -m "create changelog for version ${{ steps.package-version.outputs.version }}"
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 9ef3909..6935b49 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ Chnagelog entries are added through small files in the `chnagelog` folder. The `
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
-## CDIAC-ff_data steps.package-version.outputs.version (2026-04-23)
+## CDIAC-ff_data v0.1.1 (2026-04-23)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 - Improved release workflow to automatically delete old news files and save the current version of the changelog with the release. ([#7](https://github.com/primap-community/CDIAC-ff_data/pulls/7))
-- * Fixed github calls and config in release.yaml ([#8](https://github.com/primap-community/CDIAC-ff_data/pulls/8))
+- Fixed github calls and config in release.yaml ([#8](https://github.com/primap-community/CDIAC-ff_data/pulls/8))
 
 ### Improved Documentation
 
diff --git a/changelog/10.fix.md b/changelog/10.fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b97d264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/10.fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix passing version number to towncrier
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0dde01f..aab3e61 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "cdiac_ff_data"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "Download CDIAC fossil fuel related CO2 emissions data and convert to primap2 format"
 readme = "README.md"
 #license = "CC BY-NC-SA"