diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index abd66db7..75b3d063 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ jobs:
           6.0.x  
     - name: Git Semantic Version
       id: versioning
-      uses: PaulHatch/semantic-version@v5.4.0
+      uses: PaulHatch/semantic-version@v4.0.3
       with:
         short_tags: false
-        format: "${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
+        format: "${major}.${minor}.${patch}-prerelease.${increment}"
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
     - name: Build