diff --git a/publish_new_release.sh b/publish_new_release.sh
index 678a529..b046680 100755
--- a/publish_new_release.sh
+++ b/publish_new_release.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ ROOT_DIR=$( dirname $( realpath $0 ) )
 
 set -e
 
-echo -n "Getting latest release..."
-LATEST=$( curl --silent https://forgejo.org/releases/rss.xml|xq '.rss.channel.item[0].title'|tr -d '"'|sed 's/^v//' )
-echo done.
+LATEST="$1"
+
+if [ -z "$LATEST" ]
+then
+	echo -n "Getting latest release..."
+	LATEST=$( curl --silent https://forgejo.org/releases/rss.xml|xq -x '/rss/channel/item[1]/title'|sed 's/^v//' )
+	echo done.
+fi
 
 echo "Latest release: $LATEST"
 [ -n "$( git tag -l "$LATEST" )" ] && echo "Release $LATEST already exists" && exit 1