diff --git a/.licenses/npm/semver-7.7.0.dep.yml b/.licenses/npm/semver-7.7.1.dep.yml
similarity index 98%
rename from .licenses/npm/semver-7.7.0.dep.yml
rename to .licenses/npm/semver-7.7.1.dep.yml
index 5bf680fa..45cb1909 100644
--- a/.licenses/npm/semver-7.7.0.dep.yml
+++ b/.licenses/npm/semver-7.7.1.dep.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: semver
-version: 7.7.0
+version: 7.7.1
 type: npm
 summary: The semantic version parser used by npm.
 homepage: 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 48895d49..494d3eb2 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -8970,7 +8970,7 @@ const testSet = (set, version, options) => {
 
 const debug = __nccwpck_require__(1159)
 const { MAX_LENGTH, MAX_SAFE_INTEGER } = __nccwpck_require__(5101)
-const { safeRe: re, t } = __nccwpck_require__(5471)
+const { safeRe: re, safeSrc: src, t } = __nccwpck_require__(5471)
 
 const parseOptions = __nccwpck_require__(356)
 const { compareIdentifiers } = __nccwpck_require__(3348)
@@ -9152,7 +9152,8 @@ class SemVer {
       }
       // Avoid an invalid semver results
       if (identifier) {
-        const match = `-${identifier}`.match(this.options.loose ? re[t.PRERELEASELOOSE] : re[t.PRERELEASE])
+        const r = new RegExp(`^${this.options.loose ? src[t.PRERELEASELOOSE] : src[t.PRERELEASE]}$`)
+        const match = `-${identifier}`.match(r)
         if (!match || match[1] !== identifier) {
           throw new Error(`invalid identifier: ${identifier}`)
         }
@@ -10009,6 +10010,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {}
 const re = exports.re = []
 const safeRe = exports.safeRe = []
 const src = exports.src = []
+const safeSrc = exports.safeSrc = []
 const t = exports.t = {}
 let R = 0
 
@@ -10041,6 +10043,7 @@ const createToken = (name, value, isGlobal) => {
   debug(name, index, value)
   t[name] = index
   src[index] = value
+  safeSrc[index] = safe
   re[index] = new RegExp(value, isGlobal ? 'g' : undefined)
   safeRe[index] = new RegExp(safe, isGlobal ? 'g' : undefined)
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 90deebb7..b4134b16 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.11.1",
         "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.2",
-        "semver": "^7.7.0",
+        "semver": "^7.7.1",
         "typed-rest-client": "^2.1.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -9720,9 +9720,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DrfFnPzblFmNrIZzg5RzHegbiRWg7KMR7btwi2yjHwx06zsUbO5g613sVwEV7FTwmzJu+Io0lJe2GJ3LxqpvBQ==",
+      "version": "7.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hlq8tAfn0m/61p4BVRcPzIGr6LKiMwo4VM6dGi6pt4qcRkmNzTcWq6eCEjEh+qXjkMDvPlOFFSGwQjoEa6gyMA==",
       "license": "ISC",
       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
@@ -17769,9 +17769,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "semver": {
-      "version": "7.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DrfFnPzblFmNrIZzg5RzHegbiRWg7KMR7btwi2yjHwx06zsUbO5g613sVwEV7FTwmzJu+Io0lJe2GJ3LxqpvBQ=="
+      "version": "7.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hlq8tAfn0m/61p4BVRcPzIGr6LKiMwo4VM6dGi6pt4qcRkmNzTcWq6eCEjEh+qXjkMDvPlOFFSGwQjoEa6gyMA=="
     },
     "set-function-length": {
       "version": "1.2.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4c67bc0..d0b9bc85 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.11.1",
     "@actions/tool-cache": "^2.0.2",
-    "semver": "^7.7.0",
+    "semver": "^7.7.1",
     "typed-rest-client": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {