failing to recognize the current version and always cutting a major release

The problem

Semantic release is failing to recognize the current version and always cutting a major release

• python-semantic-release 7.19.2

Expected behavior

Should recognize that the tag exists and apply the appropriate version

Additional context

Output log

[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: get_current_version_by_config_file()
[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: Parsing current version: path=PosixPath('kong_bench/__init__.py') pattern='__version__ *[:=] *["\\\'](\\d+\\.\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?)["\\\']' num_matches=1
[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: Regex matched version: 13.0.0
[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: get_current_version_by_config_file -> 13.0.0
[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: evaluate_version_bump('13.0.0', None)
[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: Reference v13.0.0 does not exist, considering entire history
[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: parse_commit_message('fix(ci): A fix a version variable for semantic-release
[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: 
[2021-09-27T20:13:21.771Z] debug: adds the version variable parameter to the main module init file

Remote tags

git tag

v1.0.0
v10.0.0
v11.0.0
v12.0.0
v13.0.0
v2.0.0
v3.0.0
v4.0.0
v5.0.0
v6.0.0
v6.0.1
v7.0.0
v8.0.0
v9.0.0

release config

[tool.semantic_release]
version_toml = "pyproject.toml:tool.poetry.version"
version_variable = "kong_bench/__init__.py:__version__"
branch = "main"
build_command = "poetry build"
upload_to_pypi = false
dist_path = "dist"
commit_subject = "release: Version {version} [skip ci]"
commit_author = "LogDNA Bot <[e-mail]>"

[esatterwhite]

Semantic release uses tags, that’s how it understands the previous version. If it can’t resolve the last version via repo tags, which it creates, it will assume no previous version and cut a major

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