diff --git a/.github/actions/package-and-upload-artifacts/action.yaml b/.github/actions/package-and-upload-artifacts/action.yaml
index 82d4bad4..830578a5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/package-and-upload-artifacts/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/package-and-upload-artifacts/action.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Package and upload artifacts
 description: Package a Python project and upload the artifacts and release notes
+inputs:
+  tag-name:
+    description: 'The name of the tag for the GitHub release'
+    required: true
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ runs:
         }
 
         changelog=$(cat "CHANGELOG.md")
-        target_version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+        target_version=${{ inputs.tag-name }}
         echo "TAG_NAME=$target_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         content=$(extract_version_content "$changelog" "$target_version")
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-preview.yaml b/.github/workflows/version-preview.yaml
index c85ad0c8..02336a94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-preview.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-preview.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
-  bumpversion:
+  preview-version-hint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yaml b/.github/workflows/version.yaml
index b56f2231..cd68e25e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version.yaml
@@ -42,18 +42,25 @@ jobs:
           case "$RELEASE_KIND" in
             major|minor|patch)
               bump-my-version bump --allow-dirty --verbose "$RELEASE_KIND"
-              git push
-              git push --tags
+              echo "TAG_NAME=$(bump-my-version show current_version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              # git push
+              # git push --tags
               echo "PACKAGE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
               ;;
             dev)
-              echo "Intentionally not bumping version for dev release"
+              echo "Temporary dev release for testing"
+              bump-my-version bump --allow-dirty --verbose "$RELEASE_KIND"
+              echo "TAG_NAME=$(bump-my-version show current_version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              echo "PACKAGE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              # echo "Intentionally not bumping version for dev release"
               ;;
           esac
 
       - name: Package and upload artifacts
         if: ${{ env.PACKAGE == 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/package-and-upload-artifacts
+        with:
+          tag-name: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
 
       - name: Create a GitHub release
         if: ${{ env.PACKAGE == 'true' }}