diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled-monthly.yml b/.github/workflows/scheduled-monthly.yml
index 61dea22c..6a19f488 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled-monthly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled-monthly.yml
@@ -20,17 +20,20 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  build_all_images_using_makefile:
-    name: Build all images using Makefile
+  git_describe_semver:
+    name: Generate semantic release version using git-describe-semver
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Default: 360 minutes
-    timeout-minutes: 45
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/defining-outputs-for-jobs
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.git-describe-semver.outputs.version }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Print Docker version
         run: docker --version
 
-      - name: Clone full repo history
+      - name: Clone repo with full history
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           # Needed in order to retrieve tags for use with semver calculations
@@ -47,23 +50,59 @@ jobs:
         # run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "${PWD}"
 
+      # https://github.com/choffmeister/git-describe-semver/pkgs/container/git-describe-semver
+      # https://github.com/choffmeister/git-describe-semver/blob/v0.3.11/action.yaml
+      # https://github.com/choffmeister/git-describe-semver/blob/v0.4.0/action.yaml
+      # https://github.com/choffmeister/git-describe-semver/issues/8
+      - name: Record semantic version using git-describe-semver
+        uses: docker://ghcr.io/choffmeister/git-describe-semver:0.3.11
+        id: git-describe-semver
+        with:
+          args: >-
+            --fallback="v0.0.0"
+            --drop-prefix=false
+            --prerelease-prefix="dev"
+            --prerelease-suffix=""
+            --prerelease-timestamped="false"
+            --format="version=<version>"
+            $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Print semantic version generated by git-describe-semver
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ steps.git-describe-semver.outputs.version }}"
+
+  build_all_images_using_makefile:
+    name: Build all images using Makefile
+    needs: git_describe_semver
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Default: 360 minutes
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Print Docker version
+        run: docker --version
+
+      - name: Clone repo with default settings
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Mark the current working directory as a safe directory in git to
+      # resolve "dubious ownership" complaints.
+      #
+      # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/variables#default-environment-variables
+      # https://confluence.atlassian.com/bbkb/git-command-returns-fatal-error-about-the-repository-being-owned-by-someone-else-1167744132.html
+      # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/6775
+      # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/766
+      - name: Mark the current working directory as a safe directory in git
+        # run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory "${PWD}"
+
       # bsdmainutils provides "column" which is used by the Makefile
       - name: Install Ubuntu packages
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends make gcc bsdmainutils
 
-      - name: Generate semantic version for project
-        id: use-git-describe-semver
-        uses: choffmeister/git-describe-semver@v0.3.11
-        with:
-          fallback: v0.0.0
-          drop-prefix: false
-          prerelease-prefix: dev
-          prerelease-suffix: ""
-          prerelease-timestamped: false
-
       - name: Build images using project Makefile
         run: |
-          export REPO_VERSION=${{ steps.use-git-describe-semver.outputs.version }}
+          export REPO_VERSION=${{ needs.git_describe_semver.outputs.version }}
           make build
 
       - name: List generated Docker images