diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump.yaml b/.github/workflows/bump.yaml
index cb276135..ac2e2615 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump.yaml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
           git config --global user.email "$CI_COMMIT_EMAIL"
 
-          echo "bump_rule"
-          echo ${{ inputs.bump_rule }}
+          USER_INPUT=${{ github.event.inputs.bump_rule }}
+          BUMP_RULE=${USER_INPUT:-"no-pre-release"}
 
           BASE_VERSION=`cat VERSION`
           echo "Bumping from version $BASE_VERSION"
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ jobs:
           python python-packages/input4MIPs-CVs/src/input4MIPs_CVs/cli/version.py bump "no-pre-release" --no-pre-release --repo-root-dir .
 
           # Bump to new release
-          if [ "${{ inputs.bump_rule }}" != "no-pre-release" ]; then 
-              python python-packages/input4MIPs-CVs/src/input4MIPs_CVs/cli/version.py bump "${{ inputs.bump_rule }}" --no-pre-release --repo-root-dir .
+          if [ "${BUMP_RULE}" != "no-pre-release" ]; then 
+              python python-packages/input4MIPs-CVs/src/input4MIPs_CVs/cli/version.py bump "${BUMP_RULE}" --no-pre-release --repo-root-dir .
           fi
 
           NEW_VERSION=`cat VERSION`