Fix version handling in build workflow

Author: mikecarr

.github/workflows/build_and_release_all.yml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           # If manually triggered, use the input branch; otherwise use the tag ref
-          ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.target_branch || github.ref_name }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.target_branch || github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Setup .NET (8.x)
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+      
           if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
             VERSION="0.0.1"
           elif [[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]]; then
-            VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-            VERSION=${VERSION#release-v}
+            VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+            VERSION="${VERSION#release-v}"
           else
             VERSION="0.0.0-dev"
           fi
-          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-          # NOTE: project paths changed — VERSION belongs with the desktop project now
+      
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "v$VERSION" > Companion.Desktop/VERSION
 
       - name: Restore dependencies
@@ -108,6 +108,19 @@ jobs:
               -p:PublishSingleFile=true
           fi
 
+      - name: Write VERSION into publish output
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          case "${{ runner.os }}" in
+            Windows) PUBLISH_DIR="Companion.Desktop/bin/Release/net8.0/win-${{ matrix.arch }}/publish" ;;
+            macOS)   PUBLISH_DIR="Companion.Desktop/bin/Release/net8.0/osx-${{ matrix.arch }}/publish" ;;
+            Linux)   PUBLISH_DIR="Companion.Desktop/bin/Release/net8.0/linux-${{ matrix.arch }}/publish" ;;
+          esac
+          echo "v${{ env.VERSION }}" > "$PUBLISH_DIR/VERSION"
+          echo "Wrote VERSION to $PUBLISH_DIR/VERSION:"
+          cat "$PUBLISH_DIR/VERSION"
+      
       # ----- macOS: bundle .app + sign + dmg -----
       - name: Decode signing certificate
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'