diff --git a/Taskfile.yaml b/Taskfile.yaml
index a990205a63497fbb020c78298fb826890ee1dcda..13c171ed2e67faa9aa87c6f9f7d0ec3b7018f382 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ tasks:
     desc: Create and push a new tag following semver
     vars:
       NEXT:
-        sh: go run github.com/caarlos0/svu/v3@latest next --always
+        sh: svu next --always || go run github.com/caarlos0/svu/v3@latest next --always
     prompt: "This will release {{.NEXT}}. Continue?"
     preconditions:
       - sh: '[ $(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD) = "main" ]'