diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a10fe065..bf9553dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npx -p publib@latest publib-npm
       - name: Update tags
         run: |-
-          version=`cat dist/version.txt`
+          version=`cat dist.old/version.txt`
           echo $version
           npm dist-tag add @mrgrain/cdk-esbuild@$version cdk-v2
         env:
diff --git a/projenrc/ReleaseBranches.ts b/projenrc/ReleaseBranches.ts
index fa54f8e6..d3480bc3 100644
--- a/projenrc/ReleaseBranches.ts
+++ b/projenrc/ReleaseBranches.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export class StableReleases {
 
   public bind(project: typescript.TypeScriptProject) {
     new VersionsFile(project, {
-      currentBranch: this.currentBranch,
       versions: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(this.branches).map(([version, info]) => [version,
         {
           minCdk: info.cdkVersion,
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ export class StableReleases {
       return {
         name: 'Update tags',
         run: [
-          'version=`cat dist/version.txt`',
+          'version=`cat dist.old/version.txt`',
           'echo $version',
         ].concat(tags.map(tag => `npm dist-tag add ${project.package.packageName}@$version ${tag}`)).join('\n'),
         env: {
diff --git a/projenrc/VersionsFile.ts b/projenrc/VersionsFile.ts
index 455e399c..8ba34e44 100644
--- a/projenrc/VersionsFile.ts
+++ b/projenrc/VersionsFile.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Component, TextFile } from 'projen';
 
 export interface VersionsFileOptions {
   path?: string;
-  currentBranch: string;
   versions: {
     [key: string]: {
       minCdk: string;
@@ -16,11 +15,12 @@ export interface VersionsFileOptions {
 export class VersionsFile extends Component {
   public constructor(scope: IConstruct, {
     path = 'VERSIONS.md',
-    currentBranch,
     versions,
   }: VersionsFileOptions) {
     super(scope, `versions#${path}`);
 
+    const latestVersion = Object.keys(versions).sort().at(-1);
+
     const table = Object.entries(versions).map(([version, info]) => {
       const base = `| ${version} | ^${info.minCdk} | >=${info.minNode} |`;
 
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ ${table}
 
 | Tag         | Description                                          | Major version | Will the version change?     |
 | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------- |
-| \`latest\`    | The latest stable release of the package             | \`${currentBranch}\`          | Yes, with new major versions |
+| \`latest\`    | The latest stable release of the package             | \`${latestVersion}\`          | Yes, with new major versions |
 | \`latest-v*\` | The latest stable release of each major version      | n/a           | No                           |
-| \`cdk-v2\`    | The latest stable release compatible with AWS CDK v2 | \`${currentBranch}\`          | Yes, with new major versions |
+| \`cdk-v2\`    | The latest stable release compatible with AWS CDK v2 | \`${latestVersion}\`          | Yes, with new major versions |
 | \`cdk-v1\`    | The latest stable release compatible with AWS CDK v1 | \`v2\`          | No                           |
 `.split('\n'),
     });