diff --git a/helpers/Git.js b/helpers/Git.js
index f4b3417..f176eec 100644
--- a/helpers/Git.js
+++ b/helpers/Git.js
@@ -56,12 +56,15 @@ module.exports = class Git {
       .getRef(Object.assign({ ref: `tags/${tag}` }, this.repo))
       .then(this.responseHandler)
       .then(responseData => {
-        const ref = {
-          sha: responseData.object.sha
-        }
+        // NOTE: This is necessary because the tag-ref SHA can be different from associated commit SHA
+        return self.octokit
+          .git
+          .getTag(Object.assign({ tag_sha: responseData.object.sha }, self.repo))
+      })
+      .then(responseData => {
         return self.octokit
           .git
-          .getCommit(Object.assign({ commit_sha: ref.sha }, self.repo))
+          .getCommit(Object.assign({ commit_sha: responseData.data.object.sha }, self.repo))
       })
       .then(this.responseHandler)
       .then(responseData => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82ca287..83c15ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pictarine/release-note-now",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "description": "Automatic release note generator for GitHub projects",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {