diff --git a/git-commands.js b/git-commands.js
index 97c2a15..dce7b3d 100644
--- a/git-commands.js
+++ b/git-commands.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
    * Returns latest tag, sorted by version or null if no tag was found
    */
   getLatestTag: (prefix) => {
-    const maybeGrepCommand = prefix !== '' ? `| grep "^${prefix}"` : '';
-    const stdout = exec(`git tag -l ${maybeGrepCommand} | sort -V | tail -n 1`);
+    const stdout = exec(`git describe --match="${prefix}*"`);
     const lastTag = String(stdout).trim();
     return lastTag === '' ? null : lastTag;
   }