diff --git a/src/model/versioning.ts b/src/model/versioning.ts
index 38176907..7f7b6bdf 100644
--- a/src/model/versioning.ts
+++ b/src/model/versioning.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,17 @@ export default class Versioning {
    * identifies the current commit.
    */
   static async getVersionDescription() {
-    return this.git(['describe', '--long', '--tags', '--always', 'HEAD']);
+    const versionTags = (await this.git(['tag', '--list', '--merged', 'HEAD', '--sort=-creatordate',]))
+      .split('\n')
+      .filter(tag => new RegExp(this.grepCompatibleInputVersionRegex).test(tag));
+    
+    if (versionTags.length === 0) {
+      core.warning('No valid version tags found. Using fallback description.');
+      return this.git(['describe', '--long', '--always', 'HEAD']);
+    }
+    
+    const latestVersionTag = versionTags[0];
+    return this.git(['describe', '--long', '--tags', latestVersionTag]);
   }
 
   /**