new job

Author: kevinjqliu

.github/workflows/python-release.yml

@@ -29,23 +29,27 @@ on:
 
 
 jobs:
-  build_wheels:
-    name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-13, macos-14, macos-15 ]
-
+  validate_version:
+    name: Validate version input
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Validate version input
+      - name: Check version format
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.version != 'main' && !contains(github.event.inputs.version, 'rc') }}
         run: |
           echo "Error: Invalid version format. You provided: '${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'"
           echo "Allowed formats:"
           echo "  - 'main'"
-          echo "  - version string containing 'rc' (e.g., 0.8.0rc1, 0.8.0rc2)"
+          echo "  - Semantic version with 'rc' suffix (e.g., 0.8.0rc1, 0.8.0rc2)"
           exit 1
 
+  build_wheels:
+    name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-13, macos-14, macos-15 ]
+
+    steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0