diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_latest_release.yml b/.github/workflows/check_latest_release.yml
index b5b526190..ca0096429 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_latest_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_latest_release.yml
@@ -31,14 +31,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract module name and version from release tag
         id: extract_tag
+        shell: python
         run: |
+          import os
+          import json
+
           # Extract module name and version from the release tag
           # Assuming the tag format is <module_name>-<version>, e.g., nidigital-1.4.0
-          TAG="${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release_tag || github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          MODULE_NAME=$(echo "$TAG" | cut -d'-' -f1)
-          MODULE_VERSION=$(echo "$TAG" | cut -d'-' -f2-)
-          echo "module_name=$MODULE_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "module_version=$MODULE_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          with open(os.getenv("GITHUB_EVENT_PATH"), "r", encoding="utf-8") as event_file:
+            event = json.load(event_file)
+          if os.getenv("GITHUB_EVENT_NAME") == "workflow_dispatch":
+            tag = event["inputs"]["release_tag"]
+          else:
+            tag = event["release"]["tag_name"]
+
+          assert tag.count("-") == 1, f"Invalid tag format: {tag}. Expected format: <module_name>-<version>"
+          module_name, module_version = tag.split("-")
+          with open(os.getenv("GITHUB_OUTPUT"), "a", encoding="utf-8") as output_file:
+            output_file.write(f"module_name={module_name}\n")
+            output_file.write(f"module_version={module_version}\n")
       # NOTE: we don't upload test coverage for this
       - name: run examples using PyPI uploads
         uses: ./.github/actions/run_examples_using_pypi_uploads