allow 3.x, check version in build environment

Author: woodthom2

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
+          python-version: "3.x"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          python --version
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install setuptools wheel twine
       - name: Build and publish