diff --git a/.az-pipelines/windows-build-sign.yml b/.az-pipelines/windows-build-sign.yml
index f9ee609949b..1176687711d 100644
--- a/.az-pipelines/windows-build-sign.yml
+++ b/.az-pipelines/windows-build-sign.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'Install Node.js'
 
 - script: | 
-    $packageVersion = (Get-Content -Raw -Path $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\src\package.json | ConvertFrom-Json).version;
+    packageVersion=(Get-Content -Raw -Path $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\src\package.json | ConvertFrom-Json).version;
     echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PACKAGE_VERSION]${packageVersion}"
   displayName: 'Setting packageVersion'