diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml
index da16be36..eda62564 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -184,10 +184,15 @@ jobs:
           # Derive an explicit code that is both monotonic in semver order and
           # always above the 1000 floor already in the field:
           #   code = 1000 + major*10000 + minor*100 + patch
-          # e.g. 0.0.15 -> 1015, 0.1.0 -> 11000, 1.0.0 -> 1010000.
+          # e.g. 0.0.14 -> 1014, 0.0.15 -> 1015, 0.1.0 -> 1100, 1.0.0 -> 11000.
+          # POSIX sh only (the runner uses dash): no here-strings, no \s in sed.
           PROPS="src-tauri/gen/android/app/tauri.properties"
-          VERSION=$(grep '"version"' src-tauri/tauri.conf.json | sed -E 's/.*"version"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
-          IFS='.' read -r MAJ MIN PAT <<< "$VERSION"
+          VERSION=$(grep '"version"' src-tauri/tauri.conf.json | head -1 | sed -E 's/.*"version"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+          MAJ=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
+          MIN=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f2)
+          PAT=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f3)
+          # Guard against a malformed/missing component so we never emit code 0.
+          : "${MAJ:=0}" "${MIN:=0}" "${PAT:=0}"
           CODE=$(( 1000 + MAJ*10000 + MIN*100 + PAT ))
           echo "version=$VERSION -> versionCode=$CODE"
           if grep -q '^tauri.android.versionCode=' "$PROPS"; then