diff --git a/.github/scripts/release.sh b/.github/scripts/release.sh
index 2a1f6a9..52b024d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/release.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Extract current version.
-CURRENT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | head -n 1 | sed 's/^v//' || echo "0.0.0")
 IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "${CURRENT_VERSION}"
 
 # Determine which part to increment