diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-stackql.yml b/.github/workflows/setup-stackql.yml
index 0e00490..694621c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/setup-stackql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-stackql.yml
@@ -29,25 +29,64 @@ jobs:
       with:
         use_wrapper: ${{matrix.use_wrapper}}
 
-    - name: Validate Stackql Version
+    - name: Get Stackql Version
+      id: get-stackql-version
       run: |
-        stackql --version
+        echo "::set-output name=stackql_version::$(stackql --version)"
 
-    - name: Use GitHub Provider
+    - name: Validate Stackql Version
       run: |
-        stackql exec -i ./examples/github-example.iql
-      env: 
-        STACKQL_GITHUB_USERNAME: ${{  secrets.STACKQL_GITHUB_USERNAME }}
-        STACKQL_GITHUB_PASSWORD: ${{  secrets.STACKQL_GITHUB_PASSWORD }}
+        # Retrieve the output from the previous step
+        VERSION_OUTPUT="${{ steps.get-stackql-version.outputs.stackql_version }}"
+        echo "Version output: $VERSION_OUTPUT"
+
+        # Regex patterns to validate different parts
+        SEMVER_REGEX="v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"
+        PLATFORM_REGEX="(Linux|Darwin|Windows)"
+        DATE_REGEX="\b\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\b"
+        SHA_REGEX="\([0-9a-f]{7}\)"
+
+        # Perform validation
+        if ! [[ "$VERSION_OUTPUT" =~ $SEMVER_REGEX ]]; then
+          echo "Semantic version does not match expected format"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! [[ "$VERSION_OUTPUT" =~ $PLATFORM_REGEX ]]; then
+          echo "Platform information does not match expected formats"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! [[ "$VERSION_OUTPUT" =~ $DATE_REGEX ]]; then
+          echo "Build date does not match expected format"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! [[ "$VERSION_OUTPUT" =~ $SHA_REGEX ]]; then
+          echo "Commit SHA does not match expected format"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "All components of the version output are validated successfully."
+
+
+
+    # - name: Validate Stackql Version
+    #   run: |
+    #     stackql --version
+
+    # - name: Use GitHub Provider
+    #   run: |
+    #     stackql exec -i ./examples/github-example.iql
+    #   env: 
+    #     STACKQL_GITHUB_USERNAME: ${{  secrets.STACKQL_GITHUB_USERNAME }}
+    #     STACKQL_GITHUB_PASSWORD: ${{  secrets.STACKQL_GITHUB_PASSWORD }}
   
-    - name: Use Google Provider
-      run: | 
-        stackql exec -i ./examples/google-example.iql
-      env: 
-        GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS : ${{  secrets.GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS  }}
-
-    - name: Handle error
-      if: ${{ matrix.use_wrapper}}
-      continue-on-error: true
-      run: | ## specify a query file that doesnt exist
-        stackql exec -i ./examples/does-not-exist.iql
+    # - name: Use Google Provider
+    #   run: | 
+    #     stackql exec -i ./examples/google-example.iql
+    #   env: 
+    #     GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS : ${{  secrets.GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS  }}
+
+    # - name: Handle error
+    #   if: ${{ matrix.use_wrapper}}
+    #   continue-on-error: true
+    #   run: | ## specify a query file that doesnt exist
+    #     stackql exec -i ./examples/does-not-exist.iql