diff --git a/lib/gitCommitConvention.js b/lib/gitCommitConvention.js
index 878ac2f..3a17508 100644
--- a/lib/gitCommitConvention.js
+++ b/lib/gitCommitConvention.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ module.exports = function (convention, commitAnchor = 'HEAD') {
         return await Git.getLastTag({
             commitAnchor: commitRef,
             matchPattern: convention.releaseTagGlobPattern,
-            excludePattern: '*-*', // exclude pre-release versions
+            excludePattern: `${convention.releaseTagGlobPattern}-*`, // exclude pre-release versions
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 711e0ac..649a7e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "git-conventional-commits",
-  "version": "2.6.5",
+  "version": "2.6.6",
   "description": "git conventional commits util",
   "licence": "GPLv3",
   "main": "cli.js",