diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release-version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release-version-bump.yml
index ea47b237c..4c9c456b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release-version-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release-version-bump.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract Major.Minor Version and setup Env variable
         run: |
-          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/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ env.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
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract Major.Minor Version and setup Env variable
         run: |
-          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/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ env.VERSION }} | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Determine release branch and checkout
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release-prepare.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release-prepare.yml
index e5060be28..74f21a52f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release-prepare.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release-prepare.yml
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract Major.Minor Version and setup Env variable
         run: |
-          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/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "MAJOR_MINOR=$(echo ${{ env.VERSION }} | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Create branches
         run: |