diff --git a/_templates/release.qmd b/_templates/release.qmd
index ad5e6bbb..fe4931a4 100644
--- a/_templates/release.qmd
+++ b/_templates/release.qmd
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ releases <- gh::gh("GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases",
 ctbs <- usethis::use_tidy_thanks(
   paste0('epiverse-trace/', 
     "{{ pkgname }}"), 
-  from = releases[[length(releases) - 1]][["tag_name"]], 
+  from = releases[[2]][["tag_name"]], 
   to = "{{ version }}")
 ctbs <- ctbs[grep("github-actions\\[bot\\]", ctbs, invert = TRUE)]
 cat(glue::glue("[&#x0040;{ctbs}](https://github.com/{ctbs})"))