diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index f074cda..cfbe285 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async function getRelease (version, fetchReleasesFn = fetchReleases) {
   const versionsFound = releases.map(release => release.version);
   let versionSelected;
   if (version === latestVersionLabel) {
-    versionSelected = findLatestVersion(versionsFound);
+    versionSelected = await findLatestVersion(versionsFound);
   } else {
     versionSelected = await findLatestVersionInRange(versionsFound, versionsRange);
   }
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ async function run () {
     const release = await releases.getRelease(version);
     const platform = mapOS(osPlatform);
     const arch = mapArch(osArch);
-    core.debug(`Getting build for OpenTofu version ${release.version}: ${platform} ${arch}`);
     const build = release.getBuild(platform, arch);
     if (!build) {
       throw new Error(`OpenTofu version ${version} not available for ${platform} and ${arch}`);
diff --git a/lib/releases.js b/lib/releases.js
index 8abbd6f..b6eb614 100644
--- a/lib/releases.js
+++ b/lib/releases.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async function getRelease (version, fetchReleasesFn = fetchReleases) {
   const versionsFound = releases.map(release => release.version);
   let versionSelected;
   if (version === latestVersionLabel) {
-    versionSelected = findLatestVersion(versionsFound);
+    versionSelected = await findLatestVersion(versionsFound);
   } else {
     versionSelected = await findLatestVersionInRange(versionsFound, versionsRange);
   }
diff --git a/lib/setup-tofu.js b/lib/setup-tofu.js
index a6da8d1..24e12a1 100644
--- a/lib/setup-tofu.js
+++ b/lib/setup-tofu.js
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ async function run () {
     const release = await releases.getRelease(version);
     const platform = mapOS(osPlatform);
     const arch = mapArch(osArch);
-    core.debug(`Getting build for OpenTofu version ${release.version}: ${platform} ${arch}`);
     const build = release.getBuild(platform, arch);
     if (!build) {
       throw new Error(`OpenTofu version ${version} not available for ${platform} and ${arch}`);
diff --git a/lib/test/releases.test.js b/lib/test/releases.test.js
index 30ba816..53303cc 100644
--- a/lib/test/releases.test.js
+++ b/lib/test/releases.test.js
@@ -186,10 +186,14 @@ function mockFetchReleases () {
 }
 
 describe('getRelease', () => {
-  it('shall return the latest release', async () => {
+  it('shall return \'1.6.0-alpha2\' release', async () => {
     const version = '<1.6.0-alpha3';
     const want = mockFetchReleases().find(el => el.version === '1.6.0-alpha2');
     const gotRelease = await pkg.getRelease(version, mockFetchReleases);
     expect(gotRelease).toEqual(want);
   });
+
+  it('shall return the latest release', async () => {
+    await pkg.getRelease('latest', mockFetchReleases);
+  });
 });