diff --git a/.github/workflows/process-release.yml b/.github/workflows/process-release.yml
index 1d25c16aec..4824cfbb77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/process-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/process-release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         id: setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
 
-      - run: ./scripts/release/process-release.js
+      - run: yarn workspace scripts processRelease
         env:
           EVENT_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d7d49ba08e..dfa5057543 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "specs:fix": "eslint --ext=yml specs/ --fix",
     "specs:lint": "eslint --ext=yml specs/$0",
     "github-actions:lint": "eslint --ext=yml .github/",
-    "release": "yarn workspace scripts release"
+    "release": "yarn workspace scripts createReleaseIssue"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@openapitools/openapi-generator-cli": "2.4.26",
diff --git a/scripts/package.json b/scripts/package.json
index 46c9110d79..cf73e43f4c 100644
--- a/scripts/package.json
+++ b/scripts/package.json
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
-    "release": "yarn build && node dist/scripts/release/create-release-issue.js",
+    "createReleaseIssue": "yarn build && node dist/scripts/release/create-release-issue.js",
+    "processRelease": "yarn build && node dist/scripts/release/process-release.js",
     "setHostsOptions": "yarn build && node dist/scripts/pre-gen/setHostsOptions.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@octokit/rest": "18.12.0",
     "@types/js-yaml": "4.0.5",
     "@types/node": "16.11.11",
+    "@types/semver": "7.3.9",
     "dotenv": "16.0.0",
     "execa": "5.1.1",
     "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
diff --git a/scripts/release/create-release-issue.ts b/scripts/release/create-release-issue.ts
index 1e316d72a2..9d99fbea4c 100755
--- a/scripts/release/create-release-issue.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/create-release-issue.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dotenv.config();
 type Version = {
   current: string;
   langName: string;
-  next?: string;
+  next?: string | null;
   noCommit?: boolean;
   skipRelease?: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 69fff3a224..30b6c76563 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1436,6 +1436,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/semver@npm:7.3.9":
+  version: 7.3.9
+  resolution: "@types/semver@npm:7.3.9"
+  checksum: 60bfcfdfa7f937be2c6f4b37ddb6714fb0f27b05fe4cbdfdd596a97d35ed95d13ee410efdd88e72a66449d0384220bf20055ab7d6b5df10de4990fbd20e5cbe0
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/stack-utils@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.1
   resolution: "@types/stack-utils@npm:2.0.1"
@@ -5885,6 +5892,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@octokit/rest": 18.12.0
     "@types/js-yaml": 4.0.5
     "@types/node": 16.11.11
+    "@types/semver": 7.3.9
     dotenv: 16.0.0
     execa: 5.1.1
     js-yaml: 4.1.0