diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index dc42edf..454dddd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Get latest git tag
-        id: tag
-        run: |
-          tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
-          echo $tag
-          echo "tag=$tag" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Fetch tags
+        run: git fetch --tags origin
       - name: Get mlflow version
         id: mlflow
         run: |
@@ -32,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create tag if it doesn't exist
         id: create
         run: |
-          if git rev-parse "${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}"; then
+          if git rev-parse "${{ steps.mlflow.outputs.mlflow }}"; then
             echo "Tag already exists"
             echo "created=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else