diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml b/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
index 54de9c5..cefcc41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   update_tag:
     name: Update the major tag to include the ${{ github.event.inputs.TAG_NAME || github.event.release.tag_name }} changes
+    # Remember to configure the releaseNewActionVersion environment with required approvers in the repository settings
     environment:
       name: releaseNewActionVersion
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           -X POST `
           -H 'Content-type: application/json' `
           --data '{\"text\":\"Failed to update a major tag for the ${{ github.repository }} action\"}' `
-          ${{ secrets.SLACK }}
+          ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
 
     - name: Send slack message
       if: success()
@@ -45,4 +48,4 @@ jobs:
           -X POST `
           -H 'Content-type: application/json' `
           --data '{\"text\":\"The ${{ steps.update-major-tag.outputs.major-tag }} tag has been successfully updated for the ${{ github.repository }} action to include changes from the ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}\"}' `
-          ${{ secrets.SLACK }}
\ No newline at end of file
+          ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index aabff78..d6f8f58 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async function findTag(tag, octokitClient) {
             return null;
         }
         else {
-            throw err;
+            throw new Error(`Retrieving refs failed with the following error: ${err}`);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async function validateIfReleaseIsPublished(tag, octokitClient) {
             throw new Error(`No GitHub release found for the ${tag} tag`);
         }
         else {
-            throw err;
+            throw new Error(`Retrieving releases failed with the following error: ${err}`);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 52dd882..ec7e015 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "publish-action",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 745b311..b22e3f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "publish-action",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "Update the major version tag (v1, v2, etc.) to point to the specified tag",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/api-utils.ts b/src/api-utils.ts
index 97a861a..fa2ca01 100644
--- a/src/api-utils.ts
+++ b/src/api-utils.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ async function findTag(
         if (err.status === 404) {
             return null;
         } else {
-            throw err;
+            throw new Error(
+                `Retrieving refs failed with the following error: ${err}`
+            );
         }
     }
 }
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ export async function validateIfReleaseIsPublished(
                 `No GitHub release found for the ${tag} tag`
             );
         } else {
-            throw err;
+            throw new Error(
+                `Retrieving releases failed with the following error: ${err}`
+            );
         }
     }
 }