diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 39c6ae4..85ba089 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ jobs:
         id: tagcheck
         run: |
           TAG="v${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          if git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/$TAG" | grep -q "$TAG"; then
+          git fetch --tags --force
+          if git tag -l "$TAG" | grep -qx "$TAG"; then
             echo "exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"