TypeError: Unable to parse package.json

[softmarshmallow]

Run JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v1
  with:
    token: ***
    check-version: true
    registry: https://registry.npmjs.org/
    package: package.json
    tag: latest
    dry-run: false
Error: TypeError: Unable to parse package.json 
Invalid Version: 0.0.2rc
    at Object.readManifest (/home/runner/work/_actions/JS-DevTools/npm-publish/v1/src/read-manifest.ts:47:11)
    at Object.npmPublish (/home/runner/work/_actions/JS-DevTools/npm-publish/v1/src/npm-publish.ts:15:18)
    at main (/home/runner/work/_actions/JS-DevTools/npm-publish/v1/src/action/index.ts:28:19)

TypeError: Invalid Version: 0.0.2rc
    at new SemVer (/home/runner/work/_actions/JS-DevTools/npm-publish/v1/dist/node_modules/semver/classes/semver.js:38:13)
    at Object.readManifest (/home/runner/work/_actions/JS-DevTools/npm-publish/v1/src/read-manifest.ts:40:16)
    at Object.npmPublish (/home/runner/work/_actions/JS-DevTools/npm-publish/v1/src/npm-publish.ts:15:18)
    at main (/home/runner/work/_actions/JS-DevTools/npm-publish/v1/src/action/index.ts:28:19)

Is this happening because the version already exists on npm? or... because actually invalud version name?

0.0.1rc2 kind of name is acceptable by npm. and it works via npm / yarn publish cli. if this is the reason. i believe this needs to be fixed.

[ruscon]

TypeError: Invalid Version: 0.0.2rc

valid version is 0.0.2-rc