diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index f629b85cd..fc119a966 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 11
       - run: |
-          git describe --tags --exclude="dev"
+          git describe --tags --exclude="dev" --exclude="Dev"
       - run: |
           chmod +x gradlew
           ./gradlew photon-lib:build --max-workers 1
diff --git a/versioningHelper.gradle b/versioningHelper.gradle
index 53c481a4a..cf1526ff8 100644
--- a/versioningHelper.gradle
+++ b/versioningHelper.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gradle.allprojects {
         String tagIsh
         try {
             exec {
-                commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exclude="dev"', '--exclude="dev"'
+                commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exclude="Dev"', '--exclude="dev"'
                 standardOutput = stdout
             }
             tagIsh = stdout.toString().trim().toLowerCase()