diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 38688e6d3d..facd300f29 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         TAG_NPM="alpha"
-        VERSION_IN_PACKAGE_JSON=$(node -p "require('./package.json')".version)
+        VERSION_IN_PACKAGE_JSON=$(jq -cr '.version' < package.json)
+
         echo "version in package.json=${VERSION_IN_PACKAGE_JSON}"
-        if [[ ${{ inputs.branch_name }} =~ ^master(-patch.*)?$ ]]; then
+
+        if [[ $BRANCH_NAME =~ ^master(-patch.*)?$ ]]; then
             # Pre-release versions
             if [[ $VERSION_IN_PACKAGE_JSON =~ ^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*-A\.[0-9]*$ ]];
             then
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ runs:
                 TAG_NPM=latest
             fi
         fi
-        if [[ ${{ inputs.branch_name }} =~ ^develop(-patch.*)?$ ]]; then
+
+        if [[ $BRANCH_NAME =~ ^develop(-patch.*)?$ ]]; then
             TAG_NPM=alpha
         fi
         echo "TAG_NPM=${TAG_NPM}" >> $GITHUB_ENV