diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yaml
index 445312b..040d472 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           for major in "${!latest[@]}"; do
             tag=${latest[$major]}
             [ "$(git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$major^{commit}")" = "$(git rev-parse "$tag^{commit}")" ] && continue
+            git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$major" >/dev/null && ! git merge-base --is-ancestor "refs/tags/$major^{commit}" "$tag^{commit}" && continue
             git tag --force "$major" "$tag"
             git push --force origin "refs/tags/$major"
           done
diff --git a/semantic-release/action.yaml b/semantic-release/action.yaml
index 6dd802f..092081a 100644
--- a/semantic-release/action.yaml
+++ b/semantic-release/action.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ runs:
         for major in "${!latest[@]}"; do
           tag=${latest[$major]}
           [ "$(git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$major^{commit}")" = "$(git rev-parse "$tag^{commit}")" ] && continue
+          git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$major" >/dev/null && ! git merge-base --is-ancestor "refs/tags/$major^{commit}" "$tag^{commit}" && continue
           git tag --force "$major" "$tag"
           git push --force origin "refs/tags/$major"
         done