Fix: get VERSION as env var

.github/workflows/pipy_release.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Publish Python 🐍 distributions 📦 to PyPI
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - "v*"
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   build-n-publish:
@@ -26,11 +26,23 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
 
+      # Store the version, stripping any v-prefix
+      - name: Write release version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
+          echo Version: $VERSION
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Use version in other step
+      - name: Read version
+        run: echo Version now: ${VERSION}
+
       - name: Build source and wheel distributions
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade build twine
           python -m build
           twine check --strict dist/*
+
       - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:

README.md

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ We welcome contributions from the community! To contribute to this project, plea
 ## Release
 
 - Use main branch for releases.
-- Change .github/workflows/pipy_release.yml version first, then:
+- test with ``VERSION=1.0.0 python -m build`` if you want, then:
 
 ``` bash
     git tag -a "v0.0.1-beta" -m "beta version testing"

setup.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+from os import getenv
+
 try:
     from setuptools import setup
 except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup
 
-setup(version='{{VERSION_PLACEHOLDER}}')
+setup(version=getenv("VERSION"))