diff --git a/concourse/scripts/tag.sh b/concourse/scripts/tag.sh
index 23f2e392ed9..212e0c958b7 100755
--- a/concourse/scripts/tag.sh
+++ b/concourse/scripts/tag.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ while [[ ${#digits[@]} -lt 3 ]]; do
     digits+=(0)
 done
 
-IFS='.' read -ra digits <<<"$latest"
 case "$TAG_LEVEL" in
 "major")
     ((++digits[0])) && digits[1]=0 && digits[2]=0