diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f7dd78584..18d48e4c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,36 +1,55 @@
 name: Default CI
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-    - master
+      - master
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - '**'
+      - '**'
+
 jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Setup Nodejs Env
-      run: echo "NODE_VER=`cat .nvmrc`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Setup Nodejs
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-      with:
-        node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VER }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: npm ci
-    - name: Validate package-lock.json changes
-      run: make validate-no-uncommitted-package-lock-changes
-    - name: Lint
-      run: npm run lint
-    - name: Test
-      run: npm run test
-    - name: Build
-      run: npm run build
-    - name: i18n_extract
-      run: npm run i18n_extract
-    - name: Coverage
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Setup Nodejs Env
+        run: echo "NODE_VER=`cat .nvmrc`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Setup Nodejs
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VER }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Validate package-lock.json changes
+        run: make validate-no-uncommitted-package-lock-changes
+      - name: Lint
+        run: npm run lint
+      - name: Test
+        run: npm run test
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+      - name: i18n_extract
+        run: npm run i18n_extract
+      - name: Coverage
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      - name: prep plugins
+        run: npm install -D @semantic-release/changelog @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/exec
+      - name: Run semantic release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMANTIC_RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMANTIC_RELEASE_NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: npx semantic-release
+        id: ver
+    outputs:
+          output1: ${{ steps.ver.outputs.nextVer }}
+
+  print:
+    needs: tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Print version
+        run: echo ${{ needs.tests.outputs.output1 }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7b2087a5a..005db5dfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMANTIC_RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMANTIC_RELEASE_NPM_TOKEN }}
+        
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diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index b5529bf00..1b6ddd9b1 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 {
-  "branch": "master",
+  "branches": [
+    "mashal-m/semantic-release-workaround",
+    "master",
+    {
+      "name": "beta",
+      "prerelease": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "plugins": [
+    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    "@semantic-release/github",
+    ["@semantic-release/exec",
+      {
+        "publishCmd": "echo ::set-output name=nextVer::${nextRelease.version}"
+      }
+    ]
+  ],
   "tagFormat": "v${version}",
   "verifyConditions": [
     "@semantic-release/npm",
@@ -20,8 +37,8 @@
       "assets": {
         "path": "dist/*"
       }
-    }
+    }   
   ],
   "success": [],
   "fail": []
-}
+}
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