diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 20718ef..65ef497 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -27,17 +27,9 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name github-actions[bot]
           git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
 
-          # removing previous tags
-          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
-          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
-          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
-          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
-
-          # creating new tags
-          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}"
-          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}"
-          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
-          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}
+          # create and push major version tag
+          git tag v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} -f
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fb66f2..9e24bd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ For more details, please refer to the Conventional Commits specification at http
    repos:
       ...
       - repo: https://github.com/opensource-nepal/commitlint
-        rev: v1.0.0
+        rev: v1.2.0
         hooks:
           - id: commitlint
       ...