git last-tag

Show the last tag in the current branch

Git alias:

last-tag = describe --tags --abbrev=0

Example:

git last-tag

Documentation for git describe

–tags

Instead of using only the annotated tags, use any tag found in refs/tags namespace. This option enables matching a lightweight (non-annotated) tag.

–abbrev=<n>

Instead of using the default 7 hexadecimal digits as the abbreviated object name, use <n> digits, or as many digits as needed to form a unique object name. An <n> of 0 will suppress long format, only showing the closest tag.