diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5bca72c..3ac2712 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         id: get_version
         run: |
-          echo "VERSION=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "VERSION=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --match 1*)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo ${{ env.VERSION }}
 
       - name: Unset version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 358ee96..875f6f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get version
         id: get_version
         run: |
-          echo "VERSION=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "VERSION=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --match 1*)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo ${{ env.VERSION }}
 
       - name: gitchangelog action step (debug)