diff --git a/.github/workflows/watch-dependencies.yaml b/.github/workflows/watch-dependencies.yaml
index 9f6de84f6..b5fc3781c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/watch-dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/watch-dependencies.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           latest_tag=$(
               docker run --rm quay.io/skopeo/stable list-tags docker://${{ matrix.registry }}/${{ matrix.repository }} \
-            | jq -r '[.Tags[] | select(. | match("^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+(-\\d+\\..*)?$"))] | sort_by(split(".-") | map(tonumber? // 0)) | last'
+            | jq -r '[.Tags[] | select(. | match("^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+(-\\d+\\..*)?$"))] | max_by(scan("[^-.]+") | tonumber? // 0)'
           )
           echo "tag=$latest_tag" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT