diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/git.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/git.ts
index 6d8bb4a1e3..2e33bb55f3 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/git.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/git.ts
@@ -233,8 +233,7 @@ export async function downloadGitRepository(cloneOptions: GitCloneOptions): Prom
 }
 
 async function getLatestTagFromDirectory(directory: string, repoUrl: string): Promise<string> {
-  const stdout = await gitCommand(['describe', '--tags', '--abbrev=0'], directory)
-  const tag = stdout.trim()
+  const tag = await getLatestTag(directory)
 
   if (!tag) {
     throw new AbortError(`Couldn't obtain the most recent tag of the repository ${repoUrl}`)