diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
index 9132e2260d..49d75945d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: zig version
 
-      - name: write version to file
-        run: ./ci/write_version.sh
-
       - name: execute rust tests
         run: cargo test --release --locked -- --skip opaque_wrap_function --skip gen_list::bool_list_literal --skip gen_tags::phantom_polymorphic_record
 
       - name: This clean prevents a zig build command crashed error
         run: git clean -fdx
 
+      - name: write version to file
+        run: ./ci/write_version.sh
+
       - name: build release
         run: RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64" cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc --bin roc_language_server
         # target-cpu=x86-64 -> For maximal compatibility for all CPU's.