diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index d836e791d9b456ed01f7da3d251d5e74cb1c31cb..9a9c68b58082c9233cb88673d1cf1c6695dc5fbc 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-VERSION=$(hub tag --list | tail -n 1)
+VERSION=$(hub tag --list | sort -V | tail -n 1)
 VERSION_BITS=(${VERSION//./ })
 VNUM1=${VERSION_BITS[0]}
 VNUM2=${VERSION_BITS[1]}