diff --git a/cmake/taostools_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/taostools_CMakeLists.txt.in
index 2d90d8c49f..cb9502b2b2 100644
--- a/cmake/taostools_CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/taostools_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # taos-tools
 ExternalProject_Add(taos-tools
         GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/taosdata/taos-tools.git
-        GIT_TAG 85179e9
+        GIT_TAG 85b582b
         SOURCE_DIR "${TD_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/taos-tools"
         BINARY_DIR ""
         #BUILD_IN_SOURCE TRUE
diff --git a/packaging/tools/makepkg.sh b/packaging/tools/makepkg.sh
index fb0ef4f9a3..60d7440487 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/makepkg.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/makepkg.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if [ -d ${top_dir}/tools/taos-tools/packaging/deb ]; then
   cd ${top_dir}/tools/taos-tools/packaging/deb
   [ -z "$taos_tools_ver" ] && taos_tools_ver="0.1.0"
 
-  taostools_ver=$(git describe --tags | sed -e 's/ver-//g' | awk -F '-' '{print $1}')
+  taostools_ver=$(git tag |grep -v taos | sort | tail -1)
   taostools_install_dir="${release_dir}/${clientName}Tools-${taostools_ver}"
 
   cd ${curr_dir}