diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ecd5fc3..197f2ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,26 +8,27 @@ on:
       - master # this tells it to run when commits are made to master
 
 jobs:
-  check_versions:
+  check_versions_job:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs: # this is kinda fucky in the way it works ngl
-      version: ${{ steps.check_versions.outputs.version }} # this uses the id from the step itself, not the job (they are the same)
-      continue: ${{ steps.check_versions.outputs.continue }}
+      version_output: ${{ steps.check_version_step.outputs.version }}
+      continue_output: ${{ steps.should_continue_step.outputs.continue }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-        id: check_versions
       - run: git describe --tags --abbrev=0 > /tmp/latest_tag # we get the latest tag and store it
       - run: echo "latest git tag is $(cat /tmp/latest_tag)" 
       - run: jq -r ".version" package.json > /tmp/current_version # we get the current package.json version and store it
       - run: echo "packge.json version is $(cat /tmp/current_version)" 
-      - run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(cat /tmp/current_version)" # we set the current version as variable for the next job in case we continue 
+      - id: check_version_step
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(cat /tmp/current_version)" # we set the current version as variable for the next job in case we continue 
       # we compare the two version, if mismatch we want a new release (run next job), if not we dont run the next job
-      - run: cmp --silent /tmp/latest_tag /tmp/current_version && echo "::set-output name=continue::false" || echo "::set-output name=continue::true" 
+      - id: should_continue_step
+        run: cmp --silent /tmp/latest_tag /tmp/current_version && echo "::set-output name=continue::false" || echo "::set-output name=continue::true" 
   release_on_bump:
-    needs: [check_versions]
-    if: needs.check_versions.outputs.continue == 'true' # this is uses the id from the job, not the step from the job (in case it changes)
+    needs: [check_versions_job]
+    if: needs.check_versions_job.outputs.continue_output == 'true' 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ needs.check_versions.outputs.version }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ needs.check_versions.outputs.version }}
-          body: Release ${{ needs.check_versions.outputs.version }}
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.check_versions_job.outputs.version_output }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ needs.check_versions_job.outputs.version_output }}
+          body: Release ${{ needs.check_versions_job.outputs.version_output }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false