diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index 7bb78d2..63262eb 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ fi
 jq_ver=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.jquery.json" | xargs cat | jq -r ".version")
 cmpnt_ver=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "bower.json" | xargs cat | jq -r ".version")
 pkg_ver=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "package.json" | xargs cat | jq -r ".version")
+git_ver=$(git tag | sort -rV | head -n1)
 
 # Non npm package 
 [ "$pkg_ver" == "0.0.0" ] && pkg_ver=
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ current_ver=
 [ -n "$jq_ver" ] && current_ver="$jq_ver"
 [ -n "$cmpnt_ver" ] && current_ver="$cmpnt_ver"
 [ -n "$pkg_ver" ] && current_ver="$pkg_ver"
+[ -n "$git_ver" ] && current_ver="$git_ver"
 [ -z "$current_ver" ] && current_ver="0.0.0"
 
 # Validate current versions and determine new version
@@ -103,11 +105,11 @@ if [ -f src/Gruntfile.js ]; then
 fi
 
 # Commit changed files
-git commit -am "v$new_ver"
+git commit -am "$new_ver"
 git push origin
 
 # Create tag
-git tag "v$new_ver"
+git tag "$new_ver"
 git push origin --tags
 
 # Publish npm package