diff --git a/scripts/update-service-tags.sh b/scripts/update-service-tags.sh
index b4e4e9229..5ede99c0e 100755
--- a/scripts/update-service-tags.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-service-tags.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ set -e
 # in the following format e.g. v0.3.0
 
 # Check all version files which have changed
-for file in $(git diff --name-only HEAD~1..HEAD | grep VERSION); do
+for file in $(git diff --name-only HEAD~1..HEAD | grep -E "(^services/[^/]+/VERSION$|^core/VERSION$)"); do
+
     # Extract the current version and build the expected tag
     dirpath=$(dirname $file)
     version_path="$dirpath/VERSION"