diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 2365ddc..ce50184 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ sub_recipe_release() {
         fi
         info "Fetching $service_image metadata from Docker Hub"
         service_data=$(skopeo inspect "docker://$service_image")
-        service_digest=$(echo "$service_data" | jq -r '.Digest' | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -c-8)
+        service_digest=$(echo "$service_data" | $JQ -r '.Digest' | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -c-8)
 
         label="coop-cloud.\${STACK_NAME}.$service.version=${service_tag}-${service_digest}"