diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 962e6669..32556ba1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3 # TODO: with... bot?
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Due to https://axion-release-plugin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration/ci_servers/#github-actions
+
+      - name: "Fetch git tags" # Required for axion-release-plugin
+        run: git fetch --tags
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
@@ -43,9 +46,14 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
           ./gradlew release
 
+      - name: Show post-release version
+        run: ./gradlew currentVersion
+
       # The previous "Release new version" step increases the version. We need this version for the publishing job. The
       # currentVersion command gets this value, which we store in the "version" variable for following jobs.
-      - name: Get current version
+      # The $GITHUB_OUTPUT is a github-magic "file", it is accessible with needs.github.outputs.[variable-name], in our
+      # case: needs.github.outputs.version
+      - name: Store version
         id: version
         run: echo "VERSION=$(./gradlew -q -Prelease.quiet currentVersion)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
@@ -57,8 +65,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: refs/tags/${{ needs.github.outputs.VERSION }}
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Due to https://axion-release-plugin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration/ci_servers/#github-actions
+          ref: refs/tags/${{ needs.github.outputs.VERSION }} # Checkout the new created tag
+
+      - name: "Fetch git tags" # Required for axion-release-plugin
+        run: git fetch --tags
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 58c7cd41..1e2575f4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,9 +16,17 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'io.securecodebox'
-version = scmVersion.version
 sourceCompatibility = '17'
 
+scmVersion {
+    tag {
+        prefix.set('') // Remove the plugin's default "v" tag prefix
+    }
+
+    useHighestVersion.set(true) // https://axion-release-plugin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration/version/#tag-with-the-highest-version
+}
+version = scmVersion.version
+
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }