fix version extraction for check_release_version

.github/workflows/check-pr-to-release.yml

@@ -62,14 +62,20 @@ jobs:
                       .github/parse-version/action.yml
                   sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
 
-            - name: Parse version
+            - run: npm install --no-save semver
+              shell: bash
+
+            # parse-version action doesn't exactly do what we want
+            - name: Extract short version
               id: version
-              uses: ./.github/parse-version
+              run: |
+                  result=$(node -e "const {version} = require('./package.json'); const semver = require('semver'); const parsed = semver.parse(version); console.log(parsed.minor + '.' + parsed.patch);")
+                  echo "release_version_short=$result" >> GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
             - name: Assert release version is not pre-release
-              if: endsWith(steps.version.outputs.releaseVersion, '-pre')
+              if: endsWith(steps.version.outputs.release_version_short, '-pre')
               run: exit 1
 
             - name: Assert release version matches RC branch name
-              if: format('rc/v{0}', steps.version.outputs.releaseShort) != github.head_ref
+              if: format('rc/v{0}', steps.version.outputs.release_version_short) != github.head_ref
               run: exit 1