diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
index 1b1ebd52..60a3f19d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ on:
       PYTHON_VERSION:
         description: "Python Version"
         required: false
-        default: "3.10.13"
+        default: "3.12.2"
       POETRY_VERSION:
         description: "The version of Poetry to use"
         required: false
         default: "1.8.2"
+      RELEASE_TAG:
+        description: "The new version should be a valid PEP 440 string"
+        required: true
+        default: "0.3.0"
 defaults:
  run:
   working-directory: ./tools
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+      - run: poetry version ${{ inputs.RELEASE_TAG }}
       - run: poetry install
       - run: poetry config repositories.testpypi https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
       - run: poetry config pypi-token.testpypi ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 84bb623e..450a44d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
       PYTHON_VERSION:
         description: "Python Version"
         required: false
-        default: "3.10.13"
+        default: "3.12.2"
       POETRY_VERSION:
         description: "The version of Poetry to use"
         required: false
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
       RELEASE_TAG:
         description: "The new version should be a valid PEP 440 string"
         required: true
-        default: "0.0.1"
+        default: "0.3.0"
 defaults:
  run:
   working-directory: ./tools