diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b3905c1..bda8a4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           TAG_VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
 
           # Create release via API
-          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -X POST \
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
             -H "Accept: application/json" \
             -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ jobs:
             "prerelease": false
           }
           EOF
-          )" | jq -r '.id')
+          )")
+
+          # Extract release ID using grep and sed (no jq dependency)
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | grep -o '[0-9]*')
 
           echo "Created release with ID: $RELEASE_ID"