diff --git a/bin/scripts/release.sh b/bin/scripts/release.sh
index 7c90474..74945d3 100755
--- a/bin/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/bin/scripts/release.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ log_and_run git push origin "$NEXT_VERSION"
 
 # Update the latest tag
 printfe "%s\n" "cyan" "Updating 'latest' tag..."
-log_and_run git tag -f latest "$NEXT_VERSION"
+# Get the commit that the new version tag points to
+COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse "$NEXT_VERSION")
+log_and_run git tag -f latest "$COMMIT_HASH"
 log_and_run git push -f origin latest
 
 printfe "%s\n" "green" "Successfully tagged and pushed version $NEXT_VERSION"