diff --git a/.github/workflows/MLPipelinePostMerge.yml b/.github/workflows/MLPipelinePostMerge.yml
index a1006b1..6d5f18a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MLPipelinePostMerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MLPipelinePostMerge.yml
@@ -187,8 +187,12 @@ jobs:
         git config user.name "Github-Bot"
         git config user.email "Github-Bot@no-reply.com"
 
-        latest_dev_verion = $(gto history temp --asc --plain | awk '{print $NF}' | awk '/dev/' | awk 'END{print}' | awk -F"#" '{print $3}')
-        increment_version = ${latest_dev_verion} | awk '{$1++; print}'
+        latest_dev_version = $(gto history temp --asc --plain | awk '{print $NF}' | awk '/dev/' | awk 'END{print}' | awk -F"#" '{print $3}')
+        if [ -z "${latest_dev_version}" ]; then
+          increment_version="1"
+        else
+          increment_version = ${latest_dev_version} | awk '{$1++; print}'
+        fi
 
         new_tag=${REGISTER_MODEL_NAME}#dev#${increment_version}