figure it out

.github/workflows/pre-release.yml

@@ -71,15 +71,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: commit and tag version bump
         run: |
-          # Strip double quotes from the new_version environment variable
+          # strip double quotes from the new_version environment variable
           NEW_VERSION=${{ env.new_version }}
           NEW_VERSION=${NEW_VERSION#\"}
           NEW_VERSION=${NEW_VERSION%\"}
 
+          COMMIT_MSG="release version to $NEW_VERSION"
+          TAG="v$NEW_VERSION"
+
           git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
           git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
-          git commit -am "bump version to $NEW_VERSION"
-          git tag -a "v$NEW_VERSION" -m "release version $NEW_VERSION"
+          git commit -am $COMMIT_MSG
+          git tag -a $TAG -m $COMMIT_MSG
           git push origin main --tags
 
       - name: create github release (triggers release)