diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5f911a9be..e3651bddee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ INSTALL_DIR = $(INSTALL) -m755 -d
 INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m644
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(INSTALL) -m755
 GIT_REVISION = $(strip $(shell git rev-parse HEAD 2> /dev/null ))
-GIT_TAG = $(strip $(shell head="$(call GIT_REVISION)"; git tag --points-at $$head 2> /dev/null | tail -1) )
+GIT_TAG = $(strip $(shell head="$(call GIT_REVISION)"; git tag --points-at $$head 2> /dev/null | grep -v latest | tail -1))
 SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH_PATH = lib/elixir/tmp/ebin_reproducible
 SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH_FILE = $(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH_PATH)/SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH