diff --git a/scripts/_utils.ts b/scripts/_utils.ts
index 8e8bb8bdf3..fb5804c514 100644
--- a/scripts/_utils.ts
+++ b/scripts/_utils.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export async function getLatestCommits () {
   const config = await loadChangelogConfig(process.cwd())
   const { stdout: latestTag } = await exec('git', ['describe', '--tags', '--abbrev=0'])
 
-  return parseCommits(await getGitDiff(latestTag), config)
+  return parseCommits(await getGitDiff(latestTag.trim()), config)
 }
 
 export async function getContributors () {