diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index fd4b9116..b80b519e 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ case "$tag_context" in
         git_refs=$(git for-each-ref --sort=-v:refname --format '%(refname:lstrip=2)')
         ;;
     *branch*)
-        git_refs=$(git tag --list --merged HEAD --sort=-committerdate)
+        git_refs=$(git tag --list --merged HEAD --sort=committerdate)
         ;;
     * ) echo "Unrecognised context"
         exit 1;;
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ esac
 # get the latest tag that looks like a semver (with or without v)
 matching_tag_refs=$( (grep -E "$tagFmt" <<< "$git_refs") || true)
 matching_pre_tag_refs=$( (grep -E "$preTagFmt" <<< "$git_refs") || true)
-tag=$(head -n 1 <<< "$matching_tag_refs")
-pre_tag=$(head -n 1 <<< "$matching_pre_tag_refs")
+tag=$(tail -n 1 <<< "$matching_tag_refs")
+pre_tag=$(tail -n 1 <<< "$matching_pre_tag_refs")
 
 # if there are none, start tags at initial version
 if [ -z "$tag" ]