diff --git a/.github/workflows/increment_major.yml b/.github/workflows/increment_major.yml
index 4452908e..19bee5f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/increment_major.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/increment_major.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
           if [[ -z "$latest_tag" ]]; then
             echo "Failed to get the latest tag."
-            exit 1
+            latest_tag="v0.0.0"
           fi
 
           # Extract the major, minor, and patch versions from the tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/increment_minor.yml b/.github/workflows/increment_minor.yml
index 3c21fe8d..4d2825ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/increment_minor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/increment_minor.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
           if [[ -z "$latest_tag" ]]; then
             echo "Failed to get the latest tag."
-            exit 1
+            latest_tag="v0.0.0"
           fi
 
           # Extract the major, minor, and patch versions from the tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/increment_patch.yml b/.github/workflows/increment_patch.yml
index ca563623..5b59b471 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/increment_patch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/increment_patch.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
             old_patch_version="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
           else
             echo "Failed to parse the latest tag version."
-            exit 1
+            latest_tag="v0.0.0"
           fi
 
           # Increment the patch version