diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index 93d1aea24f2..9c8a2bb21aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -388,11 +388,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test against ${{ matrix.partner }}
         if: startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/core')
         run: |
-          # Identify latest tag
+          # Identify latest tag, excluding pre-releases
           LATEST_PACKAGE_TAG="$(
             git ls-remote --tags origin "langchain-${{ matrix.partner }}*" \
             | awk '{print $2}' \
             | sed 's|refs/tags/||' \
+            | grep -Ev '==[^=]*(\.?dev[0-9]*|\.?rc[0-9]*)$' \
             | sort -Vr \
             | head -n 1
           )"