diff --git a/bin/create_release_tag.sh b/bin/create_release_tag.sh
index d6aa135..e51cdd0 100755
--- a/bin/create_release_tag.sh
+++ b/bin/create_release_tag.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 ENVIRONMENT=$1
+INCREMENT=$2
 
 if [[ -z $ENVIRONMENT || ($ENVIRONMENT != "test" && $ENVIRONMENT != "prod") ]]; then
     echo "Please specify the environment as either 'prod' or 'test'."
-    echo "Example: ./bin/create_release_tag.sh test"
+    echo "Example: ./bin/create_release_tag.sh test patch"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $INCREMENT || ($INCREMENT != "major" && $INCREMENT != "minor" && $INCREMENT != "patch") ]]; then
+    echo "Please specify what to increment as either 'major', 'minor', or 'patch'."
+    echo "Example: ./bin/create_release_tag.sh test patch"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -17,19 +24,39 @@ if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Get the latest tag
-latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+if [[ $ENVIRONMENT == "prod" ]]; then
+    latest_tag=$(git tag -l 'v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*' | grep -v -- '-alpha' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
+else
+    latest_tag=$(git tag -l 'v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*-alpha' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
+fi
 echo "Latest tag: $latest_tag"
 
-# Extract the version number from the latest tag
-version=$(echo "$latest_tag" | sed -E 's/v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/')
+# Check if latest_tag is empty
+if [[ -z $latest_tag ]]; then
+    major=0
+    minor=0
+    patch=0
+else
+    # Extract the version number from the latest tag
+    version=$(echo "$latest_tag" | sed -E 's/v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/')
 
-# Split the version into major, minor, and patch
-major=$(echo $version | cut -d. -f1)
-minor=$(echo $version | cut -d. -f2)
-patch=$(echo $version | cut -d. -f3)
+    # Split the version into major, minor, and patch
+    major=$(echo $version | cut -d. -f1)
+    minor=$(echo $version | cut -d. -f2)
+    patch=$(echo $version | cut -d. -f3)
+fi
 
-# Increment the patch number
-patch=$((patch + 1))
+# Increment the specified version part
+if [[ $INCREMENT == "major" ]]; then
+    major=$((major + 1))
+    minor=0
+    patch=0
+elif [[ $INCREMENT == "minor" ]]; then
+    minor=$((minor + 1))
+    patch=0
+elif [[ $INCREMENT == "patch" ]]; then
+    patch=$((patch + 1))
+fi
 
 # Join the major, minor, and patch into the new version
 new_version="$major.$minor.$patch"