diff --git a/cr.sh b/cr.sh
index ff38417..f87a4b3 100755
--- a/cr.sh
+++ b/cr.sh
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ install_chart_releaser() {
 lookup_latest_tag() {
     git fetch --tags > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-    if ! git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2> /dev/null; then
+    if ! git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD~ 2> /dev/null; then
         git rev-list --max-parents=0 --first-parent HEAD
     fi
 }