diff --git a/scripts/postversion.sh b/scripts/postversion.sh
index ab5a8c3..ea7a2b8 100755
--- a/scripts/postversion.sh
+++ b/scripts/postversion.sh
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 set -euxo pipefail
 
 VERSION=$(jq -r .version package.json)
+MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
 
 # push changes to github
 git push
 # push the current tag to github
 git push origin "v$VERSION"
-# set the v1 tag to this release
-git tag v2 -f
-# push the v1 tag to github
-git push origin v2 -f
+# set the major version tag to this release
+git tag "v$MAJOR_VERSION" -f
+# push the major version tag to github
+git push origin "v$MAJOR_VERSION" -f
 # create a release on github
 gh release create "v$VERSION" --generate-notes --verify-tag
diff --git a/scripts/release-plz.sh b/scripts/release-plz.sh
index 9a9ed40..671ca3b 100755
--- a/scripts/release-plz.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-plz.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ cur_version="$(jq -r .version package.json)"
 # Check if this version has already been released
 released_versions="$(git tag --list | grep -E '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-rc\.[0-9]+)?$')"
 if ! echo "$released_versions" | grep -q "^v$cur_version$"; then
-  git tag -d "v$cur_version"
-  node ./scripts/postversion.sh
+  git tag -d "v$cur_version" 2>/dev/null || true
+  ./scripts/postversion.sh
 fi
 
 # Get the next version and changelog from git-cliff