diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db5fcb0..6961d2c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [1.0.1] - 2024-07-24
+### Updated
+- explicitly order the result by descending creation date
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2024-07-23
 ### Added
 - created action
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 164b16a..88f112f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Create Or Update Issue
 
-This GitHub Action creates an issue or comments on an existing issue if a workflow run fails.
+This GitHub Action creates an issue or comments on an existing issue if a
+workflow run fails. It picks the latest created issue with the given label
+to comment.
 
 ## Inputs
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 72bc528..4a97f21 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ async function run() {
             repo,
             state: 'open',
             labels: label,
+            orderBy: 'created',
+            direction: 'desc',
         });
 
         const issueNumber = issues.length > 0 ? issues[0].number : null;