diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4462186..81bbb80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -97,14 +97,20 @@ jobs:
           repositories: homebrew-tap
 
       - name: Dispatch homebrew-tap formula update
+        id: dispatch-homebrew
         if: vars.ENABLE_HOMEBREW_DISPATCH == 'true'
-        continue-on-error: true
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           gh api \
             --method POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
             /repos/AniTrend/homebrew-tap/dispatches \
-            -f event_type='stackctl-release' \
-            -f client_payload="{\"version\":\"${{ github.ref_name }}\"}"
+            --input - <<EOF
+          {
+            "event_type": "stackctl-release",
+            "client_payload": {
+              "version": "$RELEASE_VERSION"
+            }
+          }
+          EOF
diff --git a/src/cli/mod_test.ts b/src/cli/mod_test.ts
index e81daa7..8424d65 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod_test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/mod_test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert";
 import { buildCli } from "../cli/mod.ts";
+import { VERSION } from "../version.ts";
 
 Deno.test("buildCli returns stackctl command", () => {
   const cmd = buildCli();
@@ -45,5 +46,5 @@ Deno.test("buildCli produces correct help output smoke test", () => {
 
 Deno.test("buildCli version is set", () => {
   const cmd = buildCli();
-  assertEquals(cmd.getVersion(), "0.1.0-dev");
+  assertEquals(cmd.getVersion(), VERSION);
 });
diff --git a/src/version_test.ts b/src/version_test.ts
index 5ab4344..9e1c815 100644
--- a/src/version_test.ts
+++ b/src/version_test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert";
+import { assertMatch } from "@std/assert";
 import { VERSION } from "./version.ts";
 
-Deno.test("VERSION is dev", () => {
-  assertEquals(VERSION, "0.1.0-dev");
+Deno.test("VERSION is set and follows semver pattern", () => {
+  assertMatch(VERSION, /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-dev)?$/);
 });