diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 569d01a959082f..4ef3245508997f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "@types/micromatch": "^4.0.5",
     "@types/node": "^20.9.0",
     "@types/picomatch": "^2.3.3",
+    "@types/semver": "^7.5.4",
     "@types/sass": "~1.43.1",
     "@types/stylus": "^0.48.42",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.9",
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@
     "prettier": "3.1.0",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
     "rollup": "^4.2.0",
+    "semver": "^7.5.4",
     "simple-git-hooks": "^2.9.0",
     "tslib": "^2.6.2",
     "tsx": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 22890b58e65a64..6abe42374ed1ed 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/sass':
         specifier: ~1.43.1
         version: 1.43.1
+      '@types/semver':
+        specifier: ^7.5.4
+        version: 7.5.4
       '@types/stylus':
         specifier: ^0.48.42
         version: 0.48.42
@@ -144,6 +147,9 @@ importers:
       rollup:
         specifier: ^4.2.0
         version: 4.2.0
+      semver:
+        specifier: ^7.5.4
+        version: 7.5.4
       simple-git-hooks:
         specifier: ^2.9.0
         version: 2.9.0
@@ -3956,8 +3962,8 @@ packages:
       '@types/node': 20.9.0
     dev: true
 
-  /@types/semver@7.5.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-G8hZ6XJiHnuhQKR7ZmysCeJWE08o8T0AXtk5darsCaTVsYZhhgUrq53jizaR2FvsoeCwJhlmwTjkXBY5Pn/ZHw==}
+  /@types/semver@7.5.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-MMzuxN3GdFwskAnb6fz0orFvhfqi752yjaXylr0Rp4oDg5H0Zn1IuyRhDVvYOwAXoJirx2xuS16I3WjxnAIHiQ==}
     dev: true
 
   /@types/stylus@0.48.42:
@@ -4088,7 +4094,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@eslint-community/eslint-utils': 4.4.0(eslint@8.53.0)
       '@types/json-schema': 7.0.12
-      '@types/semver': 7.5.0
+      '@types/semver': 7.5.4
       '@typescript-eslint/scope-manager': 6.10.0
       '@typescript-eslint/types': 6.10.0
       '@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree': 6.10.0(typescript@5.2.2)
@@ -7182,11 +7188,6 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       yallist: 4.0.0
 
-  /lru-cache@9.1.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ERJq3FOzJTxBbFjZ7iDs+NiK4VI9Wz+RdrrAB8dio1oV+YvdPzUEE4QNiT2VD51DkIbCYRUUzCRkssXCHqSnKQ==}
-    engines: {node: 14 || >=16.14}
-    dev: true
-
   /magic-string@0.27.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8UnnX2PeRAPZuN12svgR9j7M1uWMovg/CEnIwIG0LFkXSJJe4PdfUGiTGl8V9bsBHFUtfVINcSyYxd7q+kx9fA==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
@@ -7801,7 +7802,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-MkhCqzzBEpPvxxQ71Md0b1Kk51W01lrYvlMzSUaIzNsODdd7mqhiimSZlr+VegAz5Z6Vzt9Xg2ttE//XBhH3EQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=16 || 14 >=14.17'}
     dependencies:
-      lru-cache: 9.1.2
+      lru-cache: 10.0.1
       minipass: 5.0.0
     dev: true
 
diff --git a/scripts/releaseUtils.ts b/scripts/releaseUtils.ts
index 3f4acd96eb1213..1037b035a3c94d 100644
--- a/scripts/releaseUtils.ts
+++ b/scripts/releaseUtils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { readdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import path from 'node:path'
+import semver from 'semver'
 import colors from 'picocolors'
 import type { Options as ExecaOptions, ExecaReturnValue } from 'execa'
 import { execa } from 'execa'
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ export async function getLatestTag(pkgName: string): Promise<string> {
   const prefix = pkgName === 'vite' ? 'v' : `${pkgName}@`
   return tags
     .filter((tag) => tag.startsWith(prefix))
-    .sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b, 'en', { numeric: true }))
-    .reverse()[0]
+    .sort((a, b) =>
+      semver.rcompare(a.slice(prefix.length), b.slice(prefix.length)),
+    )[0]
 }
 
 export async function logRecentCommits(pkgName: string): Promise<void> {