diff --git a/scripts/github/release-wporg.sh b/scripts/github/release-wporg.sh
index 58acf66..ab3e285 100755
--- a/scripts/github/release-wporg.sh
+++ b/scripts/github/release-wporg.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ SVN_PLUGINS_URL="https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org"
 SVN_REPO_LOCAL_PATH="release/svn"
 SVN_REPO_URL="$SVN_PLUGINS_URL/$WP_ORG_PLUGIN_NAME"
 
-LATEST_GIT_TAG=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
+LATEST_GIT_TAG=$(git tag --list 'v*' --sort=-v:refname | grep -E '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' | head -n 1)
+if [ -z "$LATEST_GIT_TAG" ]; then
+  echo "No stable version tag found. Aborting deployment."
+  exit 1
+fi
 # Remove the "v" at the beginning of the git tag
 LATEST_SVN_TAG=${LATEST_GIT_TAG:1}