diff --git a/tools/init b/tools/init
index 656a641..f4a1f30 100755
--- a/tools/init
+++ b/tools/init
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ check_init() {
   fi
 }
 
+checkout_latest_tag() {
+  tag=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
+  git reset --hard "$tag"
+}
+
 init_files() {
   if $_no_gh; then
     rm -rf .github
@@ -100,4 +105,6 @@ while (($#)); do
   esac
 done
 
+checkout_latest_tag
+
 init_files