diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d0d7409..91b5e7a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,18 @@ runs:
     - name: Get Version Tag for Download
       id: get_version
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
       run: |
         VERSION_TAG=""
-        if [[ "${{ inputs.weld-version }}" != "latest" ]]; then
+        if [[ "${{ inputs.weld-version }}" == "latest" ]]; then
+          echo "Figuring out the latest version..."
+          # Get the tag name of the latest release from the specified repo
+          VERSION_TAG=$(gh release view --repo ${{ inputs.repo }} --json tagName --jq .tagName)
+          echo "Latest version is ${VERSION_TAG}"
+        else
           VERSION_TAG="${{ inputs.weld-version }}"
+          echo "Using specified version ${VERSION_TAG}"
         fi
         echo "tag=${VERSION_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT