ci: tag fixes and robustness to workflow failures (#3838)

scripts/ci/update_pyproject_version.py

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ def main() -> None:
     if len(sys.argv) != 3:
         raise Exception("New version not specified")
     new_version = sys.argv[1]
+
+    # Strip "v" prefix from version if present
+    if new_version.startswith("v"):
+        new_version = new_version[1:]
+
     build_type = sys.argv[2]
 
     verify_pep440(new_version)