diff --git a/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion/getPreviousVersion.js b/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion/getPreviousVersion.js
index 5a5447264851..aaff0d0a6027 100644
--- a/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion/getPreviousVersion.js
+++ b/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion/getPreviousVersion.js
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ const core = require('@actions/core');
 const _ = require('underscore');
 const versionUpdater = require('../../../libs/versionUpdater');
 
-let semverLevel = core.getInput('SEMVER_LEVEL', {require: true});
+const semverLevel = core.getInput('SEMVER_LEVEL', {require: true});
 if (!semverLevel || !_.contains(versionUpdater.SEMANTIC_VERSION_LEVELS, semverLevel)) {
-    semverLevel = versionUpdater.SEMANTIC_VERSION_LEVELS.PATCH;
-    console.warn(`Invalid input for 'SEMVER_LEVEL': ${semverLevel}`, `Defaulting to: ${semverLevel}`);
+    core.setFailed(`'Error: Invalid input for 'SEMVER_LEVEL': ${semverLevel}`);
 }
 
 const {version: currentVersion} = JSON.parse(readFileSync('./package.json'));
diff --git a/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion/index.js b/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion/index.js
index 425132c50e34..5498aa3996d7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion/index.js
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ const core = __nccwpck_require__(186);
 const _ = __nccwpck_require__(571);
 const versionUpdater = __nccwpck_require__(7);
 
-let semverLevel = core.getInput('SEMVER_LEVEL', {require: true});
+const semverLevel = core.getInput('SEMVER_LEVEL', {require: true});
 if (!semverLevel || !_.contains(versionUpdater.SEMANTIC_VERSION_LEVELS, semverLevel)) {
-    semverLevel = versionUpdater.SEMANTIC_VERSION_LEVELS.PATCH;
-    console.warn(`Invalid input for 'SEMVER_LEVEL': ${semverLevel}`, `Defaulting to: ${semverLevel}`);
+    core.setFailed(`'Error: Invalid input for 'SEMVER_LEVEL': ${semverLevel}`);
 }
 
 const {version: currentVersion} = JSON.parse(readFileSync('./package.json'));