diff --git a/scripts/release.ps1 b/scripts/release.ps1
index df80f57..4c99e74 100644
--- a/scripts/release.ps1
+++ b/scripts/release.ps1
@@ -128,15 +128,16 @@ function Set-ProjectVersion([string]$New) {
 function Undo-VersionChange {
     if ($script:Bumped -and -not $script:Committed) {
         Write-Info 'Versionsänderung wird zurückgenommen ...'
-        & git checkout -- @VersionFiles 2>$null | Out-Null
+        & git checkout -- @VersionFiles | Out-Null
         $script:Bumped = $false
     }
 }
 
 function Get-ReleaseNotes([string]$NewVersion) {
     $lastTag = $null
-    $found = & git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match 'v*' 2>$null
-    if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0 -and $found) { $lastTag = [string]$found }
+    $tags = & git tag --list 'v*' --sort=-version:refname
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'git tag ist fehlgeschlagen.' }
+    if ($tags) { $lastTag = [string]($tags | Select-Object -First 1) }
     $range = 'HEAD'
     if ($lastTag) { $range = "$lastTag..HEAD" }
     $lines = & git -c core.quotepath=off log $range --no-merges --pretty=format:'- %s (%h)' --grep='^Release v' --invert-grep