diff --git a/.github/workflows/container.yml b/.github/workflows/container.yml
index 2845cad..dcc9293 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container.yml
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ jobs:
           # list of Docker images to use as base name for tags
           images: |
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
+          # latest tag is only set for semver/tag-based builds (default behavior)
+          flavor: |
+            latest=auto
           # generate Docker tags based on the following events/attributes
           tags: |
             type=ref,event=branch
             type=semver,pattern={{version}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_semver}}
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: docker/login-action@v3