diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index e383948..292a2f6 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2769,7 +2769,8 @@ async function run() {
         // error when trying to cast a string to the enum.
         // Per https://thoughtbot.com/blog/the-trouble-with-typescript-enums, what's implemented below
         // seems to be the best workaround
-        const updateType = Object.values(VersionReleaseType).find(x => x === core.getInput('INPUT_RELEASE_TYPE'));
+        const inputReleaseType = core.getInput('INPUT_RELEASE_TYPE');
+        const updateType = Object.values(VersionReleaseType).find(x => x === inputReleaseType);
         if (updateType === undefined) {
             throw new Error('Update type is undefined');
         }
@@ -2786,7 +2787,8 @@ async function run() {
 exports.run = run;
 async function processVersionJson(updateType) {
     try {
-        const version = JSON.parse(core.getInput('INPUT_VERSION_JSON'));
+        const inputVersionJson = core.getInput('INPUT_VERSION_JSON');
+        const version = JSON.parse(inputVersionJson);
         // NOTE: for Trading Toolbox, patch and reversion are the same.
         switch (updateType) {
             case VersionReleaseType.MAJOR: {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index b85d74d..6aeba5e 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     // error when trying to cast a string to the enum.
     // Per https://thoughtbot.com/blog/the-trouble-with-typescript-enums, what's implemented below
     // seems to be the best workaround
+    const inputReleaseType: string = core.getInput('INPUT_RELEASE_TYPE')
+
     const updateType: VersionReleaseType | undefined = Object.values(
       VersionReleaseType
-    ).find(x => x === core.getInput('INPUT_RELEASE_TYPE'))
+    ).find(x => x === inputReleaseType)
 
     if (updateType === undefined) {
       throw new Error('Update type is undefined')
@@ -50,7 +52,8 @@ async function processVersionJson(
   updateType: VersionReleaseType
 ): Promise<void> {
   try {
-    const version: Version = JSON.parse(core.getInput('INPUT_VERSION_JSON'))
+    const inputVersionJson: string = core.getInput('INPUT_VERSION_JSON')
+    const version: Version = JSON.parse(inputVersionJson)
 
     // NOTE: for Trading Toolbox, patch and reversion are the same.
     switch (updateType) {