diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-ecr-tags.js b/.github/scripts/release-ecr-tags.js
index cf10de6fd..1932c5001 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release-ecr-tags.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-ecr-tags.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+const semver = require('semver')
 module.exports = ({ context }) => {
   if (context.eventName === 'release') {
     return getReleaseTag(context)
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@ module.exports = ({ context }) => {
 }
 
 function getReleaseTag(context) {
-  const semver = context.payload.release.tag_name
-  if (semver.match(/^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/) === null) {
+  const semver = require("semver");
+  const version = context.payload.release.tag_name;
+  if (!semver.valid(version)) {
     throw new Error(`Release Violation: Provided version '${semver}' is not valid semver.`)
   }
-  return semver.replace('v','')
+  return version.replace('v','')
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index af857c418..6a3955cb6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         "lerna": "5.1.8",
         "lint-staged": "13.2.3",
         "nock": "13.3.0",
+        "semver": "^7.5.4",
         "shuffle-seed": "1.1.6",
         "ts-jest": "27.1.5",
         "typescript": "4.2.4",
@@ -22396,9 +22397,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.3.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NB1ctGL5rlHrPJtFDVIVzTyQylMLu9N9VICA6HSFJo8MCGVTMW6gfpicwKmmK/dAjTOrqu5l63JJOpDSrAis3A==",
+      "version": "7.5.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.5.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1bCSESV6Pv+i21Hvpxp3Dx+pSD8lIPt8uVjRrxAUt/nbswYc+tK6Y2btiULjd4+fnq15PX+nqQDC7Oft7WkwcA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
       },
@@ -34666,6 +34667,7 @@
         "lerna": "5.1.8",
         "lint-staged": "13.2.3",
         "nock": "13.3.0",
+        "semver": "^7.5.4",
         "shuffle-seed": "1.1.6",
         "ts-jest": "27.1.5",
         "typescript": "4.2.4",
@@ -50615,9 +50617,9 @@
           }
         },
         "semver": {
-          "version": "7.3.8",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.8.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-NB1ctGL5rlHrPJtFDVIVzTyQylMLu9N9VICA6HSFJo8MCGVTMW6gfpicwKmmK/dAjTOrqu5l63JJOpDSrAis3A==",
+          "version": "7.5.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.5.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-1bCSESV6Pv+i21Hvpxp3Dx+pSD8lIPt8uVjRrxAUt/nbswYc+tK6Y2btiULjd4+fnq15PX+nqQDC7Oft7WkwcA==",
           "requires": {
             "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
           }
@@ -60721,9 +60723,9 @@
       }
     },
     "semver": {
-      "version": "7.3.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NB1ctGL5rlHrPJtFDVIVzTyQylMLu9N9VICA6HSFJo8MCGVTMW6gfpicwKmmK/dAjTOrqu5l63JJOpDSrAis3A==",
+      "version": "7.5.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.5.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1bCSESV6Pv+i21Hvpxp3Dx+pSD8lIPt8uVjRrxAUt/nbswYc+tK6Y2btiULjd4+fnq15PX+nqQDC7Oft7WkwcA==",
       "requires": {
         "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6eb9de311..508d20e45 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "lerna": "5.1.8",
     "lint-staged": "13.2.3",
     "nock": "13.3.0",
+    "semver": "^7.5.4",
     "shuffle-seed": "1.1.6",
     "ts-jest": "27.1.5",
     "typescript": "4.2.4",