diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de6e0b54f14328..79a6715587ae0e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     "@types/micromatch": "^4.0.7",
     "@types/node": "^20.12.12",
     "@types/picomatch": "^2.3.3",
-    "@types/semver": "^7.5.8",
     "@types/stylus": "^0.48.42",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.10",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.10.0",
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@
     "prettier": "3.2.5",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.7",
     "rollup": "^4.13.0",
-    "semver": "^7.6.2",
     "simple-git-hooks": "^2.11.1",
     "tslib": "^2.6.2",
     "tsx": "^4.11.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 80add7ee5ae12a..e44c26daaaab29 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/picomatch':
         specifier: ^2.3.3
         version: 2.3.3
-      '@types/semver':
-        specifier: ^7.5.8
-        version: 7.5.8
       '@types/stylus':
         specifier: ^0.48.42
         version: 0.48.42
@@ -129,9 +126,6 @@ importers:
       rollup:
         specifier: ^4.13.0
         version: 4.13.0
-      semver:
-        specifier: ^7.6.2
-        version: 7.6.2
       simple-git-hooks:
         specifier: ^2.11.1
         version: 2.11.1
diff --git a/scripts/releaseUtils.ts b/scripts/releaseUtils.ts
index 233a60957b33dc..fbbe7c5b780f4f 100644
--- a/scripts/releaseUtils.ts
+++ b/scripts/releaseUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { readdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import path from 'node:path'
-import semver from 'semver'
 import colors from 'picocolors'
 import type { Options as ExecaOptions, ResultPromise } from 'execa'
 import { execa } from 'execa'
@@ -15,15 +14,9 @@ export function run<EO extends ExecaOptions>(
 }
 
 export async function getLatestTag(pkgName: string): Promise<string> {
-  const tags = (await run('git', ['tag'], { stdio: 'pipe' })).stdout
-    .split(/\n/)
-    .filter(Boolean)
-  const prefix = pkgName === 'vite' ? 'v' : `${pkgName}@`
-  return tags
-    .filter((tag) => tag.startsWith(prefix))
-    .sort((a, b) =>
-      semver.rcompare(a.slice(prefix.length), b.slice(prefix.length)),
-    )[0]
+  const pkgJson = await fs.readJson(`packages/${pkgName}/package.json`)
+  const version = pkgJson.version
+  return pkgName === 'vite' ? `v${version}` : `${pkgName}@${version}`
 }
 
 export async function logRecentCommits(pkgName: string): Promise<void> {