that should make it work?

.github/workflows/release-dev.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     # Make this a reusable workflow, no value needed
     # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows
+  workflow_call:
     outputs:
       dev-version:
         description: The version that was just published to npm.