diff --git a/check-version.sh b/check-version.sh
index be48657..6fe05f3 100644
--- a/check-version.sh
+++ b/check-version.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ REPO="GNOME/gtk"
 REPO=$(echo "$REPO" | sed 's|/|%2F|g')
 
 # Get tag name using Gitlab Rest API
-TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L https://gitlab.gnome.org/api/v4/projects/"$REPO"/repository/tags | jq -r '.[].name' | grep -E '3.*' | head -n1)
+TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L https://gitlab.gnome.org/api/v4/projects/"$REPO"/repository/tags | jq -r '.[].name' | grep -E '^3.*' | head -n1)
 
 # Trim '-gitlab' suffix
 TAG_NAME=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | sed 's/-gitlab//g')