diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 9ef88c859..c0ba460f9 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ python-versions = "!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,!=3.3.*,!=3.4.*,>=2.7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "platformdirs"
-version = "2.4.1"
+version = "2.5.0"
 description = "A small Python module for determining appropriate platform-specific dirs, e.g. a \"user data dir\"."
 category = "dev"
 optional = false
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ python-versions = ">=2.6, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tomli"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.0.1"
 description = "A lil' TOML parser"
 category = "dev"
 optional = false
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ python-versions = ">=3.7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tomlkit"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.9.2"
 description = "Style preserving TOML library"
 category = "main"
 optional = false
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ pathspec = [
     {file = "pathspec-0.9.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e564499435a2673d586f6b2130bb5b95f04a3ba06f81b8f895b651a3c76aabb1"},
 ]
 platformdirs = [
-    {file = "platformdirs-2.4.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1d7385c7db91728b83efd0ca99a5afb296cab9d0ed8313a45ed8ba17967ecfca"},
-    {file = "platformdirs-2.4.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:440633ddfebcc36264232365d7840a970e75e1018d15b4327d11f91909045fda"},
+    {file = "platformdirs-2.5.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:30671902352e97b1eafd74ade8e4a694782bd3471685e78c32d0fdfd3aa7e7bb"},
+    {file = "platformdirs-2.5.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:8ec11dfba28ecc0715eb5fb0147a87b1bf325f349f3da9aab2cd6b50b96b692b"},
 ]
 pylint = [
     {file = "pylint-2.12.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:daabda3f7ed9d1c60f52d563b1b854632fd90035bcf01443e234d3dc794e3b74"},
@@ -559,12 +559,12 @@ toml = [
     {file = "toml-0.10.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b3bda1d108d5dd99f4a20d24d9c348e91c4db7ab1b749200bded2f839ccbe68f"},
 ]
 tomli = [
-    {file = "tomli-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b5bde28da1fed24b9bd1d4d2b8cba62300bfb4ec9a6187a957e8ddb9434c5224"},
-    {file = "tomli-2.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c292c34f58502a1eb2bbb9f5bbc9a5ebc37bee10ffb8c2d6bbdfa8eb13cc14e1"},
+    {file = "tomli-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:939de3e7a6161af0c887ef91b7d41a53e7c5a1ca976325f429cb46ea9bc30ecc"},
+    {file = "tomli-2.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:de526c12914f0c550d15924c62d72abc48d6fe7364aa87328337a31007fe8a4f"},
 ]
 tomlkit = [
-    {file = "tomlkit-0.9.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c1b0fc73abd4f1e77c29ea4061ca0f2e11cbfb77342e17df3d3fdd496fc3f899"},
-    {file = "tomlkit-0.9.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5a83672c565f78f5fc8f1e44e5f2726446cc6b765113efd21d03e9331747d9ab"},
+    {file = "tomlkit-0.9.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:daf4f9c5f2fbf6b861d6adfc51940b98dee36c13e1d88749a6dc9fb280fff304"},
+    {file = "tomlkit-0.9.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ebd982d61446af95a1e082b103e250cb9e6d152eae2581d4a07d31a70b34ab0f"},
 ]
 typed-ast = [
     {file = "typed_ast-1.5.2-cp310-cp310-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:183b183b7771a508395d2cbffd6db67d6ad52958a5fdc99f450d954003900266"},
diff --git a/pontos/changelog/conventional_commits.py b/pontos/changelog/conventional_commits.py
index 164d8722d..3f4227080 100644
--- a/pontos/changelog/conventional_commits.py
+++ b/pontos/changelog/conventional_commits.py
@@ -69,9 +69,14 @@ def create_changelog_file(self) -> Union[Path, None]:
     def get_git_log(self) -> Union[List[str], None]:
         # https://stackoverflow.com/a/12083016/6725620
         # uses only latest tag for this branch
-        proc = self.shell_cmd_runner(
-            'git log "$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD" --oneline'
+        proc: subprocess.CompletedProcess = self.shell_cmd_runner(
+            "git describe --tags --abbrev=0"
         )
+        if proc.stdout and proc.stdout != '':
+            cmd: str = f'git log "{proc.stdout.strip()}..HEAD" --oneline'
+        else:
+            cmd: str = 'git log HEAD --oneline'
+        proc = self.shell_cmd_runner(cmd)
         if proc.stdout and proc.stdout != '':
             return proc.stdout.strip().split('\n')
         return None
diff --git a/tests/changelog/test_conventional_commits.py b/tests/changelog/test_conventional_commits.py
index 0ae38fd26..0f81bffb1 100644
--- a/tests/changelog/test_conventional_commits.py
+++ b/tests/changelog/test_conventional_commits.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def test_changelog_builder(self):
         config_toml = own_path / 'changelog.toml'
         release_version = '0.0.2'
         output = f'v{release_version}.md'
+        git_tag = "v0.0.1"
         git_log = (
             '1234567 Add: foo bar\n'
             '8abcdef Add: bar baz\n'
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ def test_changelog_builder(self):
 
         def runner(cmd):
             called.append(cmd)
+            if cmd == "git describe --tags --abbrev=0":
+                return StdOutput(git_tag)
             return StdOutput(git_log)
 
         cargs = Namespace(
@@ -111,7 +114,12 @@ def runner(cmd):
         )
 
         self.assertIn(
-            'git log "$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD" --oneline',
+            'git describe --tags --abbrev=0',
+            called,
+        )
+
+        self.assertIn(
+            'git log "v0.0.1..HEAD" --oneline',
             called,
         )