diff --git a/.github/scripts/get-version-tags.sh b/.github/scripts/get-version-tags.sh
index 611d40162..cdd9dc24e 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/get-version-tags.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/get-version-tags.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-current_tag=$(git tag --list --merged origin/release --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1)
-main_tag=$(git tag --list --merged origin/main --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1)
+current_tag=$(git tag --list 'v[0-9].[0-9]*.[0-9]*' --merged origin/release --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1)
+main_tag=$(git tag --list 'v[0-9].[0-9]*.[0-9]*' --merged origin/main --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1)
 
 # Remove the prefix `v` and `-kong-*` suffix for comparison
 released_tag="${current_tag%-kong-*}"