diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9452968..7eb31c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ compile:
 
 publish: compile
 	@echo
-	cp .git/$(cat .git/HEAD | cut -d' ' -f2) public/version.txt
 	./bin/publish.sh --delete
 
 publish_beta: compile
 	@echo
-	cp .git/$(cat .git/HEAD | cut -d' ' -f2) public/version.txt
 	./bin/publish.sh --beta --delete
 
 test_blog:
diff --git a/bin/publish.sh b/bin/publish.sh
index 2e0e9e2..07decbe 100755
--- a/bin/publish.sh
+++ b/bin/publish.sh
@@ -55,4 +55,5 @@ if [[ $ECHO -eq 1 ]]; then
   echo "$CMD"
 fi
 
+cp .git/$(cat .git/HEAD | cut -d' ' -f2) www/version.txt
 $CMD