diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index dd88643b2..bfc5030b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,23 @@ jobs:
           hdiutil detach /Volumes/VulkanSDK
           echo "VULKAN_SDK=$HOME/VulkanSDK/macOS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+      
+      - name: test semver
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always --match "gdxsv-*" | sed -E "s/-([0-9]+)-g(.+)$/-dev.\\1+\\2/g")
+          echo $VERSION
+          # Check if the version is a dev version and increment the patch number
+          if [[ "$VERSION" =~ -dev\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
+            # Extract the current patch version
+            PATCH_VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            # Increment the patch version
+            PATCH_VERSION=$((PATCH_VERSION + 1))
+            # Replace the old patch version with the new one
+            VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed -E "s/-dev\.[0-9]+/-dev.${PATCH_VERSION}/")
+          fi
+          echo $VERSION
+
+        shell: bash
 
       - name: Set up build environment (Linux)
         run: |