diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index c159b2a..cac6935 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Release Version
         run: |
           RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
-          re=[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+
-          if [[ $RELEASE_VERSION =~ $re ]]; then
-            echo "GEM_VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [[ $RELEASE_VERSION =~ ^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(-(beta|alpha|rc))(\.[0-9][0-9]*)?$ ]]; then
+            echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
-            echo "Tag does not match expected semver regex pattern (v$re)"
+            echo 'Tag does not match expected semver regex pattern (^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(-(beta|alpha|rc))(\.[0-9][0-9]*)?$)'
             echo $RELEASE_VERSION
             echo 'Please update your tag to match the expected regex pattern'
             exit 1
@@ -51,12 +50,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Packages and Test
         run: |
-          yarn
-          yarn test
+          npm i
+          npm test
 
       - name: Publish npm Package
         run: |
-          npm version $RELEASE_VERSION --no-git-tag-version
+          npm version $PACKAGE_VERSION --no-git-tag-version
           npm publish --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN }}