diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
index 92cb7b7..ad1d143 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DEFAULT_BUMP: minor
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          echo "Token length: ${#GITHUB_TOKEN}"
-          ./bump_version.sh
+        run: ./bump_version.sh
 
       - name: Create Release
         if: success()
diff --git a/bump_version.sh b/bump_version.sh
index 6eccf7b..c69df2c 100755
--- a/bump_version.sh
+++ b/bump_version.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+# Fetch all tags
+git fetch --tags
+
 # Default bump type
 DEFAULT_BUMP=${DEFAULT_BUMP:-minor}
 
 # Get the current version
 CURRENT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
 
+# Remove the 'v' prefix if it exists
+CURRENT_VERSION=${CURRENT_VERSION#v}
+
 # Split the version into parts
 IFS='.' read -r -a VERSION_PARTS <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
 MAJOR="${VERSION_PARTS[0]}"