else
  SHA=$(grep "istio.io/api" go.mod | head -n1 | awk '{ print $2 }')
  if [[ ${SHA} == *"-"* && ! ${SHA} =~ -rc.[0-9]$ && ! ${SHA} =~ -beta.[0-9]$ && ! ${SHA} =~ -alpha.[0-9]$ ]]; then
    # not an official release or release candidate, so get the commit sha
    SHA=$(echo "${SHA}" | awk -F '-' '{ print $NF }')
  fi
fi

if [ -z "${SHA}" ]; then