diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index b094c47..22874b9 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,15 +40,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get commit messages for the release
         id: get_commit_messages
         run: |
-          LAST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 $(git rev-list --tags --skip=1 --max-count=1) 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-            if [ -z "$LAST_TAG" ]; then
-              COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:'- %s' | head -n 20)
-            else
-              COMMITS=$(git log $LAST_TAG..HEAD --pretty=format:'- %s' | head -n 20)
-            fi
-            echo "commits<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "$COMMITS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          TAG_NAME=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+          TAG_COMMIT=$(git rev-list -n 1 $TAG_NAME)
+          PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match "v*" $TAG_COMMIT^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          if [ -z "$PREVIOUS_TAG" ]; then
+            COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:'- %s' $TAG_COMMIT)
+          else
+            COMMITS=$(git log $PREVIOUS_TAG..$TAG_COMMIT --pretty=format:'- %s')
+          fi
+          echo "commits<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "$COMMITS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       # Step 5: Upload the compiled PDF as a release asset
       - name: Upload PDF to Release