fix: revert circular env reference in GITHUB_ENV assignments

Author: thpierce

.github/workflows/post_release_version_bump.yml

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract Major.Minor Version and setup Env variable
         run: |
-          echo "VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ env.VERSION }} | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Get current major.minor version from main branch
         id: get_version
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract Major.Minor Version and setup Env variable
         run: |
-          echo "VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ env.VERSION }} | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Determine release branch and checkout
         run: |

.github/workflows/pre_release_prepare.yml

@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract Major.Minor Version and setup Env variable
         run: |
-          echo "VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ env.VERSION }} | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Create branches
         run: |
-          IS_PATCH=${{ env.IS_PATCH }}
+          IS_PATCH=${{ github.event.inputs.is_patch }}
           if [[ "$IS_PATCH" != "true" && "$IS_PATCH" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid input for IS_PATCH. Must be 'true' or 'false'."
             exit 1