diff --git a/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20250604170406419058.json b/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20250604170406419058.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9410604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20250604170406419058.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "description": "Fix semver usage with poethepoet"
+}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5e8b676..ef5179f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -99,18 +99,21 @@ test_only = "pytest -v -k"
 _semversioner_release = "semversioner release"
 semversioner_add = "semversioner add-change"
 
-[[tool.poe.tasks._semversioner_create_tag]]
-shell = "git tag release/v$(semversioner current-version)"
+[[tool.poe.tasks.pypi_release]]
+shell = """
+git checkout main
+git pull
+git tag release/v$(semversioner current-version)
+"""
 
 [[tool.poe.tasks._semversioner_changelog]]
 cmd = "semversioner changelog"
 capture_stdout = "CHANGELOG.md"
 
-[[tool.poe.tasks.release]]
+[[tool.poe.tasks.semver_release]]
 sequence = [
     '_semversioner_release',
     '_semversioner_changelog',
-    '_semversioner_create_tag',
 ]
 
 # https://github.com/microsoft/pyright/blob/9f81564a4685ff5c55edd3959f9b39030f590b2f/docs/configuration.md#sample-pyprojecttoml-file
diff --git a/scripts/semver-check.sh b/scripts/semver-check.sh
index 80a5350..726fad8 100755
--- a/scripts/semver-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/semver-check.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 changes=$(git diff --name-only origin/main)
 has_change_doc=$(echo $changes | grep .semversioner/next-release)
-has_impacting_changes=$(echo $changes | grep benchmark-qed)
+has_impacting_changes=$(echo $changes | grep benchmark_qed)
 
 if [ "$has_impacting_changes" ] && [ -z "$has_change_doc" ]; then
     echo "Check failed. Run 'uv run semversioner add-change' to update the next release version"