diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify.yml b/.github/workflows/notify.yml
index 728b9c4..e6728a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notify.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Determine version update type
         id: determine_version
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4105f6c..92031a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,21 +34,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract version and previous tag
         id: extract_info
         run: |
-          TAG_NAME=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-          VERSION=$TAG_NAME
-          PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --skip=1 --max-count=1))
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+          PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags $GITHUB_SHA --skip=1 --max-count=1))
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "PREVIOUS_TAG=$PREVIOUS_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Determine update type
         id: determine_update_type
         run: |
-          IFS='.' read -r -a NEW_VERSION_PARTS <<< "${VERSION#v}"
+          IFS='.' read -r -a NEW_VERSION_PARTS <<< "${VERSION}"
           IFS='.' read -r -a OLD_VERSION_PARTS <<< "${PREVIOUS_TAG#v}"
 
-          if [ "${NEW_VERSION_PARTS[0]}" -ne "${OLD_VERSION_PARTS[0]}" ]; then
+          echo "New version parts: ${NEW_VERSION_PARTS[@]}"
+          echo "Old version parts: ${OLD_VERSION_PARTS[@]}"
+
+          if [ "${NEW_VERSION_PARTS[0]}" != "${OLD_VERSION_PARTS[0]}" ]; then
             UPDATE_TYPE=major
-          elif [ "${NEW_VERSION_PARTS[1]}" -ne "${OLD_VERSION_PARTS[1]}" ]; then
+          elif [ "${NEW_VERSION_PARTS[1]}" != "${OLD_VERSION_PARTS[1]}" ]; then
             UPDATE_TYPE=minor
           else
             UPDATE_TYPE=patch