diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index a0e15a23..39d1b573 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -56698,8 +56698,11 @@ var MAX_SAFE_INTEGER = Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER ||
 // Max safe segment length for coercion.
 var MAX_SAFE_COMPONENT_LENGTH = 16
 
+var MAX_SAFE_BUILD_LENGTH = MAX_LENGTH - 6
+
 // The actual regexps go on exports.re
 var re = exports.re = []
+var safeRe = exports.safeRe = []
 var src = exports.src = []
 var t = exports.tokens = {}
 var R = 0
@@ -56708,6 +56711,31 @@ function tok (n) {
   t[n] = R++
 }
 
+var LETTERDASHNUMBER = '[a-zA-Z0-9-]'
+
+// Replace some greedy regex tokens to prevent regex dos issues. These regex are
+// used internally via the safeRe object since all inputs in this library get
+// normalized first to trim and collapse all extra whitespace. The original
+// regexes are exported for userland consumption and lower level usage. A
+// future breaking change could export the safer regex only with a note that
+// all input should have extra whitespace removed.
+var safeRegexReplacements = [
+  ['\\s', 1],
+  ['\\d', MAX_LENGTH],
+  [LETTERDASHNUMBER, MAX_SAFE_BUILD_LENGTH],
+]
+
+function makeSafeRe (value) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < safeRegexReplacements.length; i++) {
+    var token = safeRegexReplacements[i][0]
+    var max = safeRegexReplacements[i][1]
+    value = value
+      .split(token + '*').join(token + '{0,' + max + '}')
+      .split(token + '+').join(token + '{1,' + max + '}')
+  }
+  return value
+}
+
 // The following Regular Expressions can be used for tokenizing,
 // validating, and parsing SemVer version strings.
 
@@ -56717,14 +56745,14 @@ function tok (n) {
 tok('NUMERICIDENTIFIER')
 src[t.NUMERICIDENTIFIER] = '0|[1-9]\\d*'
 tok('NUMERICIDENTIFIERLOOSE')
-src[t.NUMERICIDENTIFIERLOOSE] = '[0-9]+'
+src[t.NUMERICIDENTIFIERLOOSE] = '\\d+'
 
 // ## Non-numeric Identifier
 // Zero or more digits, followed by a letter or hyphen, and then zero or
 // more letters, digits, or hyphens.
 
 tok('NONNUMERICIDENTIFIER')
-src[t.NONNUMERICIDENTIFIER] = '\\d*[a-zA-Z-][a-zA-Z0-9-]*'
+src[t.NONNUMERICIDENTIFIER] = '\\d*[a-zA-Z-]' + LETTERDASHNUMBER + '*'
 
 // ## Main Version
 // Three dot-separated numeric identifiers.
@@ -56766,7 +56794,7 @@ src[t.PRERELEASELOOSE] = '(?:-?(' + src[t.PRERELEASEIDENTIFIERLOOSE] +
 // Any combination of digits, letters, or hyphens.
 
 tok('BUILDIDENTIFIER')
-src[t.BUILDIDENTIFIER] = '[0-9A-Za-z-]+'
+src[t.BUILDIDENTIFIER] = LETTERDASHNUMBER + '+'
 
 // ## Build Metadata
 // Plus sign, followed by one or more period-separated build metadata
@@ -56846,6 +56874,7 @@ src[t.COERCE] = '(^|[^\\d])' +
               '(?:$|[^\\d])'
 tok('COERCERTL')
 re[t.COERCERTL] = new RegExp(src[t.COERCE], 'g')
+safeRe[t.COERCERTL] = new RegExp(makeSafeRe(src[t.COERCE]), 'g')
 
 // Tilde ranges.
 // Meaning is "reasonably at or greater than"
@@ -56855,6 +56884,7 @@ src[t.LONETILDE] = '(?:~>?)'
 tok('TILDETRIM')
 src[t.TILDETRIM] = '(\\s*)' + src[t.LONETILDE] + '\\s+'
 re[t.TILDETRIM] = new RegExp(src[t.TILDETRIM], 'g')
+safeRe[t.TILDETRIM] = new RegExp(makeSafeRe(src[t.TILDETRIM]), 'g')
 var tildeTrimReplace = '$1~'
 
 tok('TILDE')
@@ -56870,6 +56900,7 @@ src[t.LONECARET] = '(?:\\^)'
 tok('CARETTRIM')
 src[t.CARETTRIM] = '(\\s*)' + src[t.LONECARET] + '\\s+'
 re[t.CARETTRIM] = new RegExp(src[t.CARETTRIM], 'g')
+safeRe[t.CARETTRIM] = new RegExp(makeSafeRe(src[t.CARETTRIM]), 'g')
 var caretTrimReplace = '$1^'
 
 tok('CARET')
@@ -56891,6 +56922,7 @@ src[t.COMPARATORTRIM] = '(\\s*)' + src[t.GTLT] +
 
 // this one has to use the /g flag
 re[t.COMPARATORTRIM] = new RegExp(src[t.COMPARATORTRIM], 'g')
+safeRe[t.COMPARATORTRIM] = new RegExp(makeSafeRe(src[t.COMPARATORTRIM]), 'g')
 var comparatorTrimReplace = '$1$2$3'
 
 // Something like `1.2.3 - 1.2.4`
@@ -56919,6 +56951,14 @@ for (var i = 0; i < R; i++) {
   debug(i, src[i])
   if (!re[i]) {
     re[i] = new RegExp(src[i])
+
+    // Replace all greedy whitespace to prevent regex dos issues. These regex are
+    // used internally via the safeRe object since all inputs in this library get
+    // normalized first to trim and collapse all extra whitespace. The original
+    // regexes are exported for userland consumption and lower level usage. A
+    // future breaking change could export the safer regex only with a note that
+    // all input should have extra whitespace removed.
+    safeRe[i] = new RegExp(makeSafeRe(src[i]))
   }
 }
 
@@ -56943,7 +56983,7 @@ function parse (version, options) {
     return null
   }
 
-  var r = options.loose ? re[t.LOOSE] : re[t.FULL]
+  var r = options.loose ? safeRe[t.LOOSE] : safeRe[t.FULL]
   if (!r.test(version)) {
     return null
   }
@@ -56998,7 +57038,7 @@ function SemVer (version, options) {
   this.options = options
   this.loose = !!options.loose
 
-  var m = version.trim().match(options.loose ? re[t.LOOSE] : re[t.FULL])
+  var m = version.trim().match(options.loose ? safeRe[t.LOOSE] : safeRe[t.FULL])
 
   if (!m) {
     throw new TypeError('Invalid Version: ' + version)
@@ -57443,6 +57483,7 @@ function Comparator (comp, options) {
     return new Comparator(comp, options)
   }
 
+  comp = comp.trim().split(/\s+/).join(' ')
   debug('comparator', comp, options)
   this.options = options
   this.loose = !!options.loose
@@ -57459,7 +57500,7 @@ function Comparator (comp, options) {
 
 var ANY = {}
 Comparator.prototype.parse = function (comp) {
-  var r = this.options.loose ? re[t.COMPARATORLOOSE] : re[t.COMPARATOR]
+  var r = this.options.loose ? safeRe[t.COMPARATORLOOSE] : safeRe[t.COMPARATOR]
   var m = comp.match(r)
 
   if (!m) {
@@ -57583,9 +57624,16 @@ function Range (range, options) {
   this.loose = !!options.loose
   this.includePrerelease = !!options.includePrerelease
 
-  // First, split based on boolean or ||
+  // First reduce all whitespace as much as possible so we do not have to rely
+  // on potentially slow regexes like \s*. This is then stored and used for
+  // future error messages as well.
   this.raw = range
-  this.set = range.split(/\s*\|\|\s*/).map(function (range) {
+    .trim()
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .join(' ')
+
+  // First, split based on boolean or ||
+  this.set = this.raw.split('||').map(function (range) {
     return this.parseRange(range.trim())
   }, this).filter(function (c) {
     // throw out any that are not relevant for whatever reason
@@ -57593,7 +57641,7 @@ function Range (range, options) {
   })
 
   if (!this.set.length) {
-    throw new TypeError('Invalid SemVer Range: ' + range)
+    throw new TypeError('Invalid SemVer Range: ' + this.raw)
   }
 
   this.format()
@@ -57612,20 +57660,19 @@ Range.prototype.toString = function () {
 
 Range.prototype.parseRange = function (range) {
   var loose = this.options.loose
-  range = range.trim()
   // `1.2.3 - 1.2.4` => `>=1.2.3 <=1.2.4`
-  var hr = loose ? re[t.HYPHENRANGELOOSE] : re[t.HYPHENRANGE]
+  var hr = loose ? safeRe[t.HYPHENRANGELOOSE] : safeRe[t.HYPHENRANGE]
   range = range.replace(hr, hyphenReplace)
   debug('hyphen replace', range)
   // `> 1.2.3 < 1.2.5` => `>1.2.3 <1.2.5`
-  range = range.replace(re[t.COMPARATORTRIM], comparatorTrimReplace)
-  debug('comparator trim', range, re[t.COMPARATORTRIM])
+  range = range.replace(safeRe[t.COMPARATORTRIM], comparatorTrimReplace)
+  debug('comparator trim', range, safeRe[t.COMPARATORTRIM])
 
   // `~ 1.2.3` => `~1.2.3`
-  range = range.replace(re[t.TILDETRIM], tildeTrimReplace)
+  range = range.replace(safeRe[t.TILDETRIM], tildeTrimReplace)
 
   // `^ 1.2.3` => `^1.2.3`
-  range = range.replace(re[t.CARETTRIM], caretTrimReplace)
+  range = range.replace(safeRe[t.CARETTRIM], caretTrimReplace)
 
   // normalize spaces
   range = range.split(/\s+/).join(' ')
@@ -57633,7 +57680,7 @@ Range.prototype.parseRange = function (range) {
   // At this point, the range is completely trimmed and
   // ready to be split into comparators.
 
-  var compRe = loose ? re[t.COMPARATORLOOSE] : re[t.COMPARATOR]
+  var compRe = loose ? safeRe[t.COMPARATORLOOSE] : safeRe[t.COMPARATOR]
   var set = range.split(' ').map(function (comp) {
     return parseComparator(comp, this.options)
   }, this).join(' ').split(/\s+/)
@@ -57733,7 +57780,7 @@ function replaceTildes (comp, options) {
 }
 
 function replaceTilde (comp, options) {
-  var r = options.loose ? re[t.TILDELOOSE] : re[t.TILDE]
+  var r = options.loose ? safeRe[t.TILDELOOSE] : safeRe[t.TILDE]
   return comp.replace(r, function (_, M, m, p, pr) {
     debug('tilde', comp, _, M, m, p, pr)
     var ret
@@ -57774,7 +57821,7 @@ function replaceCarets (comp, options) {
 
 function replaceCaret (comp, options) {
   debug('caret', comp, options)
-  var r = options.loose ? re[t.CARETLOOSE] : re[t.CARET]
+  var r = options.loose ? safeRe[t.CARETLOOSE] : safeRe[t.CARET]
   return comp.replace(r, function (_, M, m, p, pr) {
     debug('caret', comp, _, M, m, p, pr)
     var ret
@@ -57833,7 +57880,7 @@ function replaceXRanges (comp, options) {
 
 function replaceXRange (comp, options) {
   comp = comp.trim()
-  var r = options.loose ? re[t.XRANGELOOSE] : re[t.XRANGE]
+  var r = options.loose ? safeRe[t.XRANGELOOSE] : safeRe[t.XRANGE]
   return comp.replace(r, function (ret, gtlt, M, m, p, pr) {
     debug('xRange', comp, ret, gtlt, M, m, p, pr)
     var xM = isX(M)
@@ -57908,7 +57955,7 @@ function replaceXRange (comp, options) {
 function replaceStars (comp, options) {
   debug('replaceStars', comp, options)
   // Looseness is ignored here.  star is always as loose as it gets!
-  return comp.trim().replace(re[t.STAR], '')
+  return comp.trim().replace(safeRe[t.STAR], '')
 }
 
 // This function is passed to string.replace(re[t.HYPHENRANGE])
@@ -58234,7 +58281,7 @@ function coerce (version, options) {
 
   var match = null
   if (!options.rtl) {
-    match = version.match(re[t.COERCE])
+    match = version.match(safeRe[t.COERCE])
   } else {
     // Find the right-most coercible string that does not share
     // a terminus with a more left-ward coercible string.
@@ -58245,17 +58292,17 @@ function coerce (version, options) {
     // Stop when we get a match that ends at the string end, since no
     // coercible string can be more right-ward without the same terminus.
     var next
-    while ((next = re[t.COERCERTL].exec(version)) &&
+    while ((next = safeRe[t.COERCERTL].exec(version)) &&
       (!match || match.index + match[0].length !== version.length)
     ) {
       if (!match ||
           next.index + next[0].length !== match.index + match[0].length) {
         match = next
       }
-      re[t.COERCERTL].lastIndex = next.index + next[1].length + next[2].length
+      safeRe[t.COERCERTL].lastIndex = next.index + next[1].length + next[2].length
     }
     // leave it in a clean state
-    re[t.COERCERTL].lastIndex = -1
+    safeRe[t.COERCERTL].lastIndex = -1
   }
 
   if (match === null) {
@@ -73033,7 +73080,7 @@ class Range {
     this.set = this.raw
       .split('||')
       // map the range to a 2d array of comparators
-      .map(r => this.parseRange(r))
+      .map(r => this.parseRange(r.trim()))
       // throw out any comparator lists that are empty
       // this generally means that it was not a valid range, which is allowed
       // in loose mode, but will still throw if the WHOLE range is invalid.
@@ -74505,7 +74552,11 @@ module.exports = parseOptions
 /***/ 9523:
 /***/ ((module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) => {
 
-const { MAX_SAFE_COMPONENT_LENGTH, MAX_SAFE_BUILD_LENGTH } = __nccwpck_require__(2293)
+const {
+  MAX_SAFE_COMPONENT_LENGTH,
+  MAX_SAFE_BUILD_LENGTH,
+  MAX_LENGTH,
+} = __nccwpck_require__(2293)
 const debug = __nccwpck_require__(427)
 exports = module.exports = {}
 
@@ -74526,7 +74577,7 @@ const LETTERDASHNUMBER = '[a-zA-Z0-9-]'
 // all input should have extra whitespace removed.
 const safeRegexReplacements = [
   ['\\s', 1],
-  ['\\d', MAX_SAFE_COMPONENT_LENGTH],
+  ['\\d', MAX_LENGTH],
   [LETTERDASHNUMBER, MAX_SAFE_BUILD_LENGTH],
 ]
 
@@ -79678,7 +79729,12 @@ const GITHUB_APP_URL = 'https://github.com/apps/optic-release-automation'
 // Github does not allow a new workflow run to be triggered as a result of an action using the same `GITHUB_TOKEN`.
 // Hence all write ops are being done via an external GitHub app.
 const callApi = async ({ method, endpoint, body }, inputs) => {
-  const response = await fetch(`${inputs['api-url']}${endpoint}`, {
+  let apiUrl = inputs['api-url']
+  if (!apiUrl.endsWith('/')) {
+    apiUrl += '/'
+  }
+
+  const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}${endpoint}`, {
     method,
     headers: {
       authorization: `token ${inputs['github-token']}`,
diff --git a/src/utils/callApi.js b/src/utils/callApi.js
index cfa4586f..366713af 100644
--- a/src/utils/callApi.js
+++ b/src/utils/callApi.js
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ const GITHUB_APP_URL = 'https://github.com/apps/optic-release-automation'
 // Github does not allow a new workflow run to be triggered as a result of an action using the same `GITHUB_TOKEN`.
 // Hence all write ops are being done via an external GitHub app.
 const callApi = async ({ method, endpoint, body }, inputs) => {
-  const response = await fetch(`${inputs['api-url']}${endpoint}`, {
+  let apiUrl = inputs['api-url']
+  if (!apiUrl.endsWith('/')) {
+    apiUrl += '/'
+  }
+
+  const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}${endpoint}`, {
     method,
     headers: {
       authorization: `token ${inputs['github-token']}`,