diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-release-pr-check.yml b/.github/workflows/draft-release-pr-check.yml
index 8e2d8092a4..ff017b8d6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-release-pr-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-release-pr-check.yml
@@ -25,52 +25,17 @@ jobs:
   check-intent:
     name: Check release trigger
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        php-version: [8.2]
 
     outputs:
-      valid: ${{ steps.validate.outputs.DEV_BUILD == 'false'
-        && steps.check-permission.outputs.require-result == 'true'
-        && steps.check-permission.outputs.check-result == 'false'
-        }}
+      valid: ${{ steps.validate.outputs.DEV_BUILD == 'false' }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup PHP
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@2.31.1
-        with:
-          php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-
-      - name: Restore Composer package cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.cache/composer/files
-            ~/.cache/composer/vcs
-          key: "composer-v2-cache-${{ hashFiles('./composer.lock') }}"
-          restore-keys: |
-            composer-v2-cache-
-
-      - name: Install Composer dependencies
-        run: composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-interaction --ignore-platform-reqs
-
-      - name: Check if PR author has write access
-        id: check-permission
-        uses: actions-cool/check-user-permission@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          require: write
-          username: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
-          #technically this would be fine for dependabot but generally bots don't count as team members
-          check-bot: true
-
       - name: Check IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD flag
         id: validate
         run: |
-          echo DEV_BUILD=$(php build/dump-version-info.php is_dev) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo DEV_BUILD=$(sed -n "s/^\s*public const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = \(true\|false\);$/\1/p" src/VersionInfo.php) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   check-validity:
     name: Validate release info
@@ -86,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@2.31.1
         with:
-          php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
+          php-version: 8.2
 
       - name: Restore Composer package cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -101,6 +66,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Composer dependencies
         run: composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-interaction --ignore-platform-reqs
 
+      - name: Check author permissions
+        id: check-permission
+        uses: actions-cool/check-user-permission@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          require: write
+          username: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
+          #technically this would be fine for dependabot but generally bots don't count as team members
+          check-bot: true
+
+      - name: Abort if user permissions are insufficient
+        if: steps.check-permission.outputs.require-result != 'true' #user doesn't have permission
+          || steps.check-permission.outputs.check-result != 'false' #user is a bot
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::This user is not authorized to trigger releases"
+          exit 1
+
       - name: Check changelog file is present
         id: file-presence
         run: |