diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 1295213..19d4901 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -116,9 +116,31 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_version }}"
           FORGEJO_API="https://git.oguerreiro.com/api/v1"
 
-          echo "Fetching latest release date..."
-          LAST_TAG_DATE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-            "$FORGEJO_API/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/releases" | jq -r '.[0].created_at')
+          echo "Fetching latest release tag..."
+          LATEST_TAG=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+            "$API_BASE/repos/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/tags" \
+            | jq -r '.[0].name')
+
+          if [[ -z "$LATEST_TAG" || "$LATEST_TAG" == "null" ]]; then
+            echo "No previous tags found. Assuming first release."
+            CLOSED_ISSUES=""
+          else
+            echo "Latest tag is: $LATEST_TAG"
+
+            # Get ISO timestamp of the latest tag commit
+            COMMIT_DATE=$(git log -1 --format=%cI "$LATEST_TAG")
+            echo "Fetching closed issues since $COMMIT_DATE..."
+
+            CLOSED_ISSUES_JSON=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+              "$API_BASE/repos/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/issues?state=closed&since=$COMMIT_DATE")
+
+            if [[ -z "$CLOSED_ISSUES_JSON" ]]; then
+              echo "Warning: No closed issues or invalid response."
+              CLOSED_ISSUES=""
+            else
+              CLOSED_ISSUES=$(echo "$CLOSED_ISSUES_JSON" | jq -r '.[] | "- [#\(.number)](\(.html_url)) \(.title)"')
+            fi
+          fi
 
           echo "Fetching closed issues since $LAST_TAG_DATE..."
           # Get closed issues since last tag (if any)
@@ -130,8 +152,8 @@ jobs:
             CLOSED_ISSUES=""
           fi
     
-          # Build release notes with proper line breaks
-          {      
+          # Build release notes markdown
+          {
             echo "## Release v$VERSION"
             echo
             if [[ -n "$CLOSED_ISSUES" ]]; then