From 3424d141dfae7b8a60a4cafaf5aaa54c0307f512 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andreas Braun <andreas.braun@mongodb.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:17:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Check version number before commencing release process

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cfdba3cbd..59f41037e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
+      - name: "Check version number format"
+        run: |
+          if ! [[ "${{ inputs.version }}" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+((alpha|beta|RC)[0-9]+)?$ ]]; then
+            echo '❌ Version ${{ inputs.version }} does not match expected format' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: "Create release output"
         run: echo '🎬 Release process for version ${{ inputs.version }} started by @${{ github.triggering_actor }}' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY