diff --git a/continuous-integration/generate-release-description.sh b/continuous-integration/generate-release-description.sh
index f351098..1b670b4 100755
--- a/continuous-integration/generate-release-description.sh
+++ b/continuous-integration/generate-release-description.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ if ! git_tag_count="$(wc -l <<<"${git_tag_list}")"; then
 fi
 
 detailed_changes_markup="## Detailed changes"$'\n\n'
-git_log_opts=(
-    --format='format:* %s (%h) - %an'
-)
 
 if test -v CI_COMMIT_TAG; then
     release_tag="${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
@@ -107,6 +104,9 @@ else
             "${previous_git_tag}" \
             "${release_tag}" \
             1>&2
+    git_log_opts=(
+        --format='format:* %s (%h) - %an'
+    )
     if ! detailed_changes_markup+="$(
         git log \
             "${git_log_opts[@]}" \