diff --git a/.github/workflows/MLPipelinePostMerge.yml b/.github/workflows/MLPipelinePostMerge.yml
index f7c4a8f..daef5d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MLPipelinePostMerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MLPipelinePostMerge.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ jobs:
         if [ -z "${latest_version}" ]; then
           increment_version="1.0.0"
         else
-          increment_version=$(echo ${latest_version} | awk -F'.' '{OFS="."; $1+=1; print}')
+          increment_version=$(echo ${latest_version} | awk 'BEGIN {
+              FS="\\."   # Set the field separator to a period
+              OFS="."    # Set the output field separator to a period
+          }
+          {
+              major = $1 + 1   # Increment the major version
+              print major, "0", "0"   # Print the new version
+          }')
         fi
 
         new_tag=${REGISTER_MODEL_NAME}@v${increment_version}
@@ -80,7 +87,14 @@ jobs:
         if [ -z "${latest_version}" ]; then
           increment_version="0.1.0"
         else
-          increment_version=$(echo ${latest_version} | awk 'BEGIN{FS=OFS="."} {$2++; print}')
+          increment_version=$(echo ${latest_version} | awk 'BEGIN {
+              FS="\\."   # Set the field separator to a period
+              OFS="."    # Set the output field separator to a period
+          }
+          {
+              minor = $2 + 1   # Increment the minor version
+              print $1, minor, "0"   # Print the new version
+          }')
         fi
 
         new_tag=${REGISTER_MODEL_NAME}@v${increment_version}
@@ -118,7 +132,14 @@ jobs:
         if [ -z "${latest_version}" ]; then
           increment_version="0.0.1"
         else
-          increment_version=$(echo ${latest_version} | awk 'BEGIN{FS=OFS="."} {$3++; print}')
+          increment_version=$(echo ${latest_version} | awk 'BEGIN {
+              FS="\\."   # Set the field separator to a period
+              OFS="."    # Set the output field separator to a period
+          }
+          {
+              patch = $3 + 1   # Increment the patch version
+              print $1, $2, patch   # Print the new version
+          }')
         fi
 
         new_tag=${REGISTER_MODEL_NAME}@v${increment_version}