diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index dcd7a20..5e9f895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           npm install @semantic-release/exec
       - name: run semantic release
         run:
-          npx semantic-release
+          npx semantic-release@^17.0.0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           PYPI_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.POLLINATION_PYPI_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/pollination/alias/inputs/simulation.py b/pollination/alias/inputs/simulation.py
index dea254e..8dead5d 100644
--- a/pollination/alias/inputs/simulation.py
+++ b/pollination/alias/inputs/simulation.py
@@ -23,9 +23,31 @@
 ]
 
 
+"""Alias for inputs that expect a measures input."""
+measures_input = [
+    InputAlias.list(
+        name='measures',
+        description='An optional list of measures to apply to the OpenStudio model '
+        'upon export. Use the "HB Load Measure" component to load a measure into '
+        'Grasshopper and assign input arguments. Measures can be downloaded from the '
+        'NREL Building Components Library (BCL) at (https://bcl.nrel.gov/).',
+        default='',
+        optional=True,
+        platform=['grasshopper'],
+        handler=[
+            IOAliasHandler(
+                language='python',
+                module='pollination_handlers.inputs.simulation',
+                function='measures_to_folder'
+            )
+        ]
+    )
+]
+
+
 """Alias for inputs that expect a IDF string input."""
 idf_additional_strings_input = [
-    InputAlias.any(
+    InputAlias.list(
         name='add_str',
         description='THIS OPTION IS JUST FOR ADVANCED USERS OF ENERGYPLUS. '
         'An additional text string to be appended to the IDF before '
@@ -33,6 +55,33 @@
         'single string following the IDF format. This input can be used to include '
         'EnergyPlus objects that are not currently supported by honeybee.',
         default='',
-        platform=['grasshopper']
+        platform=['grasshopper'],
+        handler=[
+            IOAliasHandler(
+                language='python',
+                module='pollination_handlers.inputs.simulation',
+                function='list_to_additional_strings'
+            )
+        ]
+    )
+]
+
+
+"""Alias for inputs that expect visualization variables."""
+viz_variables_input = [
+    InputAlias.list(
+        name='viz_vars',
+        description='A list of text for EnergyPlus output variables to be visualized '
+        'on the geometry in an output HTML report. If unspecified, no report is '
+        'produced. For example, "Zone Air System Sensible Heating Rate".',
+        default='',
+        platform=['grasshopper'],
+        handler=[
+            IOAliasHandler(
+                language='python',
+                module='pollination_handlers.inputs.simulation',
+                function='viz_variables_to_string'
+            )
+        ]
     )
 ]