diff --git a/lib/datasource/git-refs/index.ts b/lib/datasource/git-refs/index.ts
index acf69abd18a2d338cbefd29a375dcacb85ae04cb..d0bc09825145671928b6f3e9489e758a0fe0713b 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/git-refs/index.ts
+++ b/lib/datasource/git-refs/index.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export async function getRawRefs({
 
     // fetch remote tags
     const lsRemote = await git.listRemote([
-      '--sort=-v:refname',
       '--tags',
       '--heads',
       '--refs',