diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index 6dee08c652d1a..fd6a53fee85cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ -z "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
             REGEX="^$PKG_NAME==\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+\$"
             echo $REGEX
-            PREV_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-creatordate | grep -P $REGEX || true | head -1)
+            PREV_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-creatordate | (grep -P $REGEX || true) | head -1)
           fi
 
           # if PREV_TAG is empty, let it be empty