diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 1e1dbf4ba..11aafd897 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ set -e
 
 SF_USER=romanivanov
 PREV_RELEASE=6.16.1
-RELEASE=6.17
+RELEASE=$(git describe $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1) | sed "s/checkstyle-//")
+
+echo "PREVIOUS RELESE version:"$PREV_RELEASE
+echo "RELESE version:"$RELEASE
 
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