diff --git a/generate-release-notes b/generate-release-notes
index 083eeb41d..28b9d25b0 100755
--- a/generate-release-notes
+++ b/generate-release-notes
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-LATEST_TAG=${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-$(git describe --abbrev=0)}
-PREV_TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 "${LATEST_TAG}~")
+LATEST_TAG=${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)}
+PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 "${LATEST_TAG}~")
 TAG_BODY=$(git tag --list --format='%(body)' "$LATEST_TAG")
 echo "$TAG_BODY" | sed '/^-----BEGIN PGP/,/^-----END PGP/d'
 echo