diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b393b62..a0c330c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ runs:
             curl -sL -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ inputs.token }}" \
               -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
               https://api.github.com/search/issues\?q\=repo:${{ github.repository }}+is:pr+is:merged \
-                | jq .items[0].number
+              | jq '.items | sort_by(.pull_request.merged_at) | reverse'[0].number
           )
 
           if [ -z "${pr}" ]