diff --git a/.github/workflows/automated-main-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/automated-main-merge.yml
index 80048aaf..eeb4eb1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automated-main-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated-main-merge.yml
@@ -11,25 +11,25 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   update-floating-tag:
-    name:  Update floating tag to point to latest commit
+    name: Update floating tag to point to latest commit
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Check if floating tag exists
         id: check-floating-tag
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions"
           git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
-          LATEST_TAG=$(git tag --list 'v*' --sort=-v:refname | head -n1)
+          LATEST_FLOATING_VERSION=$(git tag --list 'v*' --sort=-v:refname | head -n1)
+          floating_tag="v${LATEST_FLOATING_VERSION#v}" # strip the leading "v" if present
           echo "Found tag ${floating_tag} re-creating it to point to latest commit"
-          git tag -d v$floating_tag
+          git tag -d $floating_tag
           echo "${floating_tag} Deleted."
-          git tag -a v$floating_tag -m "Floating tag for v${floating_tag}"
+          git tag -a $floating_tag -m "Floating tag for ${floating_tag}"
           echo "${floating_tag} Re-created pointing to ${{github.sha}}."
           git push origin --tags
           echo "${floating_tag} Pushed."
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tool-create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tool-create-release.yml
index 6091ef5d..e9c06100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tool-create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tool-create-release.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ jobs:
           git tag $tag
           git push origin $tag
 
+      - name: Update floating tag (minor versions)
+        if: endsWith(env.tag, '.0.0') != true
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions"
+          git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
+          floating_tag="v${tag%%.*}"
+          git tag -d $floating_tag
+          git tag -a $floating_tag -m "Floating tag for v${tag%%.*}"
+          git push origin $floating_tag
+          
       - name: Create new floating tag (Major Version)
         if: endsWith(env.tag, '.0.0')
         run: |