diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_version.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_version.yml
index 65a3c05..59a3fd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_version.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Store the latest tag in a variable
         id: get_tag
-        run: echo "LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          latest_tag=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
+          echo "LATEST_TAG=$latest_tag" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "Latest tag is $LATEST_TAG"
+
+      - name: Fail if no tag is found
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
+            echo "Failed: No latest tag found"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Create a new release
         id: create_release