diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index d146732..8a7b5c3 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type Force struct {
 	Major    int
 	Commit   string
 	Existing bool
+	Strict   bool
 }
 
 type SemVer struct {
@@ -115,9 +116,14 @@ func debugPrint(content string) {
 
 var extractNumber = regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+")
 
-func parseExistingSemver(tagName string) (semanticVersion SemVer) {
+func parseExistingSemver(tagName string, currentSemver SemVer) (semanticVersion SemVer) {
+	debugPrint(fmt.Sprintln("Parsing existing semver:", tagName))
 	var tagNameParts []string
 	tagNameParts = strings.Split(tagName, ".")
+	if len(tagNameParts) < 3 {
+		debugPrint("Unable to parse incompatible semver ( non x.y.z )")
+		return currentSemver
+	}
 	semanticVersion.Major, _ = strconv.Atoi(extractNumber.FindAllString(tagNameParts[0], -1)[0])
 	semanticVersion.Minor, _ = strconv.Atoi(extractNumber.FindAllString(tagNameParts[1], -1)[0])
 	semanticVersion.Patch, _ = strconv.Atoi(extractNumber.FindAllString(tagNameParts[2], -1)[0])
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ func (s *Setup) CalculateSemver() SemVer {
 			for _, tagHash := range s.Tags {
 				if commit.Hash == tagHash.Hash {
 					debugPrint(fmt.Sprintln("Found existing tag:", tagHash.Name, "related to", commit.Message))
-					s.Semver = parseExistingSemver(tagHash.Name)
+					s.Semver = parseExistingSemver(tagHash.Name, s.Semver)
 					continue
 				}
 			}
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ func main() {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		repo.ListCommits()
-		if params.varExisting {
+		if params.varExisting || repo.Force.Existing {
 			repo.ListExistingTags()
 		}
 		repo.ForcedVersioning()
diff --git a/cmd/main_test.go b/cmd/main_test.go
index 339ce06..a27ff4c 100644
--- a/cmd/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/main_test.go
@@ -569,7 +569,11 @@ func (suite *Tests) Test_parseExistingSemver() {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		suite.T().Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := parseExistingSemver(tt.args.tagName)
+			got := parseExistingSemver(tt.args.tagName, SemVer{
+				Major: 1,
+				Minor: 1,
+				Patch: 1,
+			})
 			assert.Equal(tt.wantSemanticVersion.Major, got.Major, "Unexpected MAJOR semver result in "+tt.name)
 			assert.Equal(tt.wantSemanticVersion.Minor, got.Minor, "Unexpected MINOR semver result in "+tt.name)
 			assert.Equal(tt.wantSemanticVersion.Patch, got.Patch, "Unexpected PATCH semver result in "+tt.name)
diff --git a/config-release.yaml b/config-release.yaml
index 24861ad..81a4c2f 100644
--- a/config-release.yaml
+++ b/config-release.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ force:
   major: 1
   minor: 4
   existing: true
+  commit: 960207e4677476ad31a9f389f74eaf9f33d49613
 wording:
   patch:
     - update
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index c10bc6d..9465863 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 version: 1
 force:
   major: 1
-  existing: true
+  existing: false
+  strict: false
 wording:
   patch:
     - update