diff --git a/kiauh/utils/common.py b/kiauh/utils/common.py
index 2e61e22..6ad2037 100644
--- a/kiauh/utils/common.py
+++ b/kiauh/utils/common.py
@@ -42,10 +42,13 @@ from utils.sys_utils import (
 def get_kiauh_version() -> str:
     """
     Helper method to get the current KIAUH version by reading the latest tag
-    :return: string of the latest tag
+    :return: string of the latest tag or a default value if no tags exist
     """
-    lastest_tag: str = get_local_tags(Path(__file__).parent.parent)[-1]
-    return lastest_tag
+    tags = get_local_tags(Path(__file__).parent.parent)
+    if tags:
+        return tags[-1]
+    else:
+        return "v?.?.?"
 
 
 def convert_camelcase_to_kebabcase(name: str) -> str: