diff --git a/lib/plugin/GitBase.js b/lib/plugin/GitBase.js
index 605def54..607dc08a 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/GitBase.js
+++ b/lib/plugin/GitBase.js
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class GitBase extends Plugin {
   getLatestTagName() {
     const context = Object.assign({}, this.config.getContext(), { version: '*' });
     const match = format(this.options.tagMatch || this.options.tagName || '${version}', context);
-    const exclude = this.options.tagExclude ? `--exclude=${format(this.options.tagExclude, context)}` : '';
-    return this.exec(`git describe --tags --match=${match} --abbrev=0 ${exclude}`, { options }).then(
+    const exclude = this.options.tagExclude ? ` --exclude=${format(this.options.tagExclude, context)}` : '';
+    return this.exec(`git describe --tags --match=${match} --abbrev=0${exclude}`, { options }).then(
       stdout => stdout || null,
       () => null
     );