diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 4f2358e..2e624b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - tag
       - build_and_test
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && needs.tag.outputs.prerelease == '' || needs.tag.outputs.prerelease-depth == '1' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && needs.tag.outputs.prerelease-depth < 2 }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
     with:
       version: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index a4ea063..425840b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ env:
   DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: 1
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
 
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: pwsh
-
 jobs:
   tag:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -40,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       minor: ${{ steps.version.outputs.minor }}
       patch: ${{ steps.version.outputs.patch }}
       prerelease: ${{ steps.version.outputs.prerelease }}
-      prerelease-depth: ${{ steps.determine-releasability.outputs.pre-release-depth }}
+      prerelease-depth: ${{ steps.get-prerelease-depth.outputs.prerelease_depth }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
@@ -61,10 +57,12 @@ jobs:
         echo major: ${{ steps.version.outputs.major }}, minor: ${{ steps.version.outputs.minor }}, patch: ${{ steps.version.outputs.patch }}
         echo prerelease: ${{ steps.version.outputs.prerelease }}
     
-    - name: determine releasability
-      id: determine-releasability
+    - name: get prerelease depth
+      id: get-prerelease-depth
       run: |
-        echo "prerelease-depth=$(echo '${{ steps.version.outputs.prerelease }}' | tr -cd '.' | wc -c | tr -d ' ')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "prerelease_depth=$(echo '${{ steps.version.outputs.prerelease }}' | tr -cd '.' | wc -c | tr -d ' ')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+    - run: echo "${{ steps.get-prerelease-depth.outputs.prerelease_depth }}"
     
     # - run: |
     #     git tag v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
@@ -85,6 +83,4 @@ jobs:
     # - name: Version tag
     #   uses: EndBug/latest-tag@v1.5.1
     #   with:
-    #     ref: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-
-    # Let's pretend this was a meaningful change
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+    #     ref: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
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