Fix release look up

.github/workflows/write-version.yml

@@ -13,33 +13,43 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          
-      - name: Get release version
+
+      - name: Get current release version
         id: get_version
         run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+          # Attempt to get the most recent tag
+          if ! VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null); then
+            echo "Error: No tags found in the repository"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Validate that the version looks reasonable (optional)
+          if ! echo "$VERSION" | grep -qE '^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'; then
+            echo "Warning: Tag '$VERSION' doesn't match expected version format"
+          fi
+
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
+
       - name: Update VERSION file
         run: |
           echo "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}" > VERSION
-          
+
       - name: Commit and push if changed
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          
+
           git add VERSION
           if git diff --staged --quiet; then
             echo "No changes to commit"
             exit 0
           fi
-          
+
           git commit -m "chore: Update VERSION file to ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
           git push