[EDIT: IGNORE THIS] try using exit codes instead of env vars, like i should've done originally.

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -28,18 +28,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Check if version in Cargo.toml has changed
-        id: project
+        id: version_changed
         run: |
-          git rev-parse HEAD
-          git diff-tree -r -G'^version ?= ?"*"' --exit-code HEAD Cargo.toml && VERSION_CHANGED=0 || VERSION_CHANGED=1
-          echo "VERSION_CHANGED=${VERSION_CHANGED}"
-          echo "VERSION_CHANGED=${VERSION_CHANGED}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          ! git diff-tree -r -G'^version ?= ?"*"' --exit-code HEAD Cargo.toml
       - name: Install Rust
-        if: steps.project.VERSION_CHANGED == '1'
+        if: steps.version_changed.status == 'success'
         run: rustup update
       - name: Install cargo-release
-        if: steps.project.VERSION_CHANGED == '1'
+        if: steps.version_changed.status == 'success'
         run: cargo install cargo-release
       - name: Run cargo-release
-        if: steps.project.VERSION_CHANGED == '1'
+        if: steps.version_changed.status == 'success'
         run: cargo release --execute

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "stayfocused"
-version = "0.3.8"
+version = "0.3.9"
 description = "Software To Avoid [Y] Fixating On Completely Unproductive Shit Every Day"
 
 repository = "https://github.com/duckinator/STAYFOCUSED"