diff --git a/tools/release b/tools/release
index 96f892d00..bc1456760 100755
--- a/tools/release
+++ b/tools/release
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class CommitCommand(BaseCommand):
 
     def run(self, args: argparse.Namespace, options: Options) -> None:
         # self.git.checkout_branch("develop")
-        old_tag = self.git.get_branch_version("origin/stable")
+        old_tag = self.git.get_branch_version(pattern=f"tr{args.game_version}-*", branch="origin/stable", abbrev=0)
         new_tag = f"tr{args.game_version}-{args.version}"
 
         changelog_path = PROJECT_PATHS[args.game_version].changelog_path
diff --git a/tools/shared/git.py b/tools/shared/git.py
index a520051cc..1169a4443 100644
--- a/tools/shared/git.py
+++ b/tools/shared/git.py
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ def get_current_commit_hash(self) -> str:
         ).stdout.strip()
 
     def get_branch_version(
-        self, pattern: str | None = None, branch: str | None = None
+        self,
+        pattern: str | None = None,
+        branch: str | None = None,
+        abbrev: int = 7,
     ) -> str:
         return self.grab_output(
             [
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ def get_branch_version(
                 "describe",
                 *([branch] if branch else ["--dirty"]),
                 "--always",
-                "--abbrev=7",
+                f"--abbrev={abbrev}",
                 "--tags",
                 "--exclude",
                 "latest",