diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
index 25399cd01..f6f73b012 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
       torchonly: ${{ inputs.torchonly }}
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-      release-matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-release-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+      release-matrix: ${{ needs.generate-release-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
 
   linux:
     if:  inputs.os == 'linux' || inputs.os == 'all'
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
       torchonly: ${{ inputs.torchonly }}
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-      release-matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-release-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+      release-matrix: ${{ needs.generate-release-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
 
   linux-aarch64:
     if:  inputs.os == 'linux-aarch64'
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
       torchonly: ${{ inputs.torchonly }}
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-      release-matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-release-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+      release-matrix: ${{ needs.generate-release-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
   mac:
     if:  inputs.os == 'macos' || inputs.os == 'all'
     needs: generate-release-matrix
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
       torchonly: ${{ inputs.torchonly }}
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-      release-matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-rlease-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+      release-matrix: ${{ needs.generate-rlease-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
 
   mac-arm64:
     if:  inputs.os == 'macos' || inputs.os == 'all'
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ jobs:
       ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
       torchonly: ${{ inputs.torchonly }}
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-      release-matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-release-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+      release-matrix: ${{ needs.generate-release-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-linux-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-linux-binaries.yml
index 8bf2b9c71..dcbfc93a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-linux-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-linux-binaries.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         export TARGET_OS="linux"
         eval "$(conda shell.bash hook)"
         printf '%s\n' ${{ toJson(inputs.release-matrix) }} > release_matrix.json
+        cat release_matrix.json
 
         # Special case PyPi installation package. And Install of PyPi package via poetry
         if [[ ${MATRIX_PACKAGE_TYPE} == "manywheel" && ${MATRIX_GPU_ARCH_VERSION} == "12.1" ]]; then
diff --git a/test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py b/test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py
index c34208771..382cb0bdb 100644
--- a/test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py
+++ b/test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py
@@ -282,11 +282,14 @@ def main() -> None:
     )
     options = parser.parse_args()
     print(f"torch: {torch.__version__}")
+    print(f"torch expected: {release_version}")
 
     # if release_version is specified, override stable_version coming binary matrix
     if(release_version):
+        print(f"reading release_matrix for: {release_version}")
         release_matrix = read_release_matrix()
         stable_version = release_matrix["torch"]
+        print(f"new stable version : {stable_version}")
 
     check_version(options.package)
     smoke_test_conv2d()