diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index 7d6926d7b..298c66072 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ updateVersion () {
   # update main VERSION file of devfile registry
   echo "${thisVERSION}" > VERSION
   # update version of devworkspace-generator in package.json
-  jq ".\"dependencies\".\"@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator\" = \"${thisVERSION}\"" tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json > tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json.update
+  jq ".\"version\" = \"${thisVERSION}\"" tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json > tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json.update
   mv tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json.update tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json
 }