diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 1404a7a7c08..3f840f67ffc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -36,14 +36,19 @@ jobs:
       # grab latest release url of the JimpleLSP jar and download it
       - run: curl -s -L -o ./jimplelsp.jar $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/swissiety/jimpleLsp/releases/latest | grep 'browser_download_url".*jar"' | cut -d ':' -f 2,3 | tr -d \")
 
-      - name: get most recent tag
-        id: previoustag
-        uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1"
-        with:
-          fallback: 1.0.0 # Optional fallback tag to use when no tag can be found
+
+      - run: ls
+      - run: git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`
+      - run: git tag --sort=committerdate
+
+      - name: get latest release tag
+        id: "latestgittag"
+        run: latestgittagvar="$(git tag --sort=committerdate | grep -E '[0-9]' | tail -1 | cut -b 2-7)"
+
+      - run: echo "[${{steps.latestgittag.outputs.latestgittagvar}}]"
 
       - name: replace "{{ git_latest_release }}" with latest release tag version in .md files
-        run: sed -i 's\{{ git_latest_release }}\'${{ steps.previoustag.outputs.tag }}'\g' docs/**.md
+        run: sed -i 's\{{ git_latest_release }}\'${{steps.latestgittag.outputs.latestgittagvar}}'\g' docs/**.md
 
       - run: git fetch origin gh-pages --depth=1
       - name: Configure git user