diff --git a/tools/parse_message.js b/tools/parse_message.js
index 6943118b0c..c176db2c5f 100644
--- a/tools/parse_message.js
+++ b/tools/parse_message.js
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
-
 /**
  * This script is used to parse the a commit message and extract the release version as well as the changelog
- * in the form of the commit body. It is therefore the responsability of the developer that creates the release
+ * in the form of the commit body. It is therefore the responsibility of the developer that creates the release
  * commit to properly document the changes in the commit message.
- * 
+ *
  * The commit message should follow the following format:
  * - the first line should contain the version number in the form of (saas-)<major>.<minor>.<patch>
  * - each subsequent line should contain a tag in the form of [TAG]
- * 
+ *
  * Note that every line that does not match the above format will be ignored.
- * 
- * 
- * The script is used in the release workflow andd as such, relies on the GitHub API to retrieve the commit message.
+ *
+ *
+ * The script is used in the release workflow and as such, relies on the GitHub API to retrieve the commit message.
  * It uses @action/core and @action/github in order to access to the workflow commands
  * and octokit REST client to interact with the GitHub API.
- * 
+ *
  * See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/creating-a-javascript-action
  *     https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/creating-a-javascript-action#adding-actions-toolkit-packages
- * 
+ *
  * This script and the parent workflow can be tested locally by using the test environment provided here:
  * https://github.com/nektos/act
-*/
+ */
 
 const core = require("@actions/core");
 const github = require("@actions/github");
+const path = require("path");
+
+const package = require(path.join(__dirname, "../package.json"));
 
 function trim(array) {
   while (["", "\n"].includes(array[0])) {
@@ -33,24 +35,23 @@ function trim(array) {
     array.pop();
   }
 }
-
 const COMMIT_REGEX = /\[[A-Z]{3}\]/;
-const RELEASE_REGEX = /(?:saas-)?\d+\.\d+\.\d+/;
 
 /** wrap in try catch for early exit */
 try {
   /** @type {String} */
   const commit_message = github.context.payload.head_commit.message;
   let lines = commit_message.split("\n");
+  //pop title
   const title = lines.shift();
 
-  let version = title.match(RELEASE_REGEX);
-  // throw if no version
-  version = version[0];
-
   // purge non commit lines
   const commitLines = lines.filter((line) => !!line.match(COMMIT_REGEX));
   trim(commitLines);
+
+  // find version
+  const version = package.version;
+  
   console.log(
     JSON.stringify({
       title,