diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 579d2dd..aea3fce 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get commit messages for the release
         id: get_commit_messages
         run: |
-          COMMITS=$(git log ${GITHUB_REF} --pretty=format:'- %s' | head -n 20)
-          echo "commits=$COMMITS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          LAST_TAG=$(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
 
       # Step 5: Upload the compiled PDF as a release asset
       - name: Upload PDF to Release