diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 92cbb42..6d73824 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ jobs:
           # which is useful for controlling the length of the automated changelog
           fetch-depth: 50
 
-      # Checkout the latest tag to prevent the duplicate run check
-      - name: Checkout latest tag
-        run: |
-          git fetch --tags
-          latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
-          git checkout $latestTag
-
       # once cloned, we just run the GitHub Action for the packager project
       - name: Package and Release
         uses: BigWigsMods/packager@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index f664c06..3d20eb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: Bump version and push tag
-      uses: anothrNick/github-tag-action@1.36.0
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        WITH_V: true
-        DEFAULT_BUMP: patch
+      id: tag_version
+      uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.0
+      with:
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        create_annotated_tag: true
+        
   tag_manual:
     if: "${{ github.event.inputs.bumpLevel != '' }}"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: '0'
     - name: Bump version and push tag
-      uses: anothrNick/github-tag-action@1.36.0
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        WITH_V: true
-        DEFAULT_BUMP: ${{ inputs.bumpLevel }}
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+      id: tag_version
+      uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.0
+      with:
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        create_annotated_tag: true
+        default_bump: ${{ inputs.bumpLevel }}
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