diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/IntegrationTests/ReleaseBranchScenarios.cs b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/IntegrationTests/ReleaseBranchScenarios.cs
index 5964d2bf87..2d32481d52 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/IntegrationTests/ReleaseBranchScenarios.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/IntegrationTests/ReleaseBranchScenarios.cs
@@ -232,6 +232,34 @@ public void WhenReleaseBranchIsMergedIntoMasterHighestVersionIsTakenWithIt()
             fixture.AssertFullSemver("2.0.0+5");
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void WhenReleaseBranchIsMergedIntoMasterHighestVersionIsTakenWithItEvenWithMoreThanTwoActiveBranches()
+        {
+            using var fixture = new EmptyRepositoryFixture();
+            fixture.Repository.MakeATaggedCommit("1.0.3");
+            fixture.Repository.MakeCommits(1);
+
+            fixture.Repository.CreateBranch("release-3.0.0");
+            fixture.Checkout("release-3.0.0");
+            fixture.Repository.MakeCommits(4);
+            fixture.Checkout("master");
+            fixture.Repository.MergeNoFF("release-3.0.0", Generate.SignatureNow());
+
+            fixture.Repository.CreateBranch("release-2.0.0");
+            fixture.Checkout("release-2.0.0");
+            fixture.Repository.MakeCommits(4);
+            fixture.Checkout("master");
+            fixture.Repository.MergeNoFF("release-2.0.0", Generate.SignatureNow());
+
+            fixture.Repository.CreateBranch("release-1.0.0");
+            fixture.Checkout("release-1.0.0");
+            fixture.Repository.MakeCommits(4);
+            fixture.Checkout("master");
+            fixture.Repository.MergeNoFF("release-1.0.0", Generate.SignatureNow());
+
+            fixture.AssertFullSemver("3.0.0+10");
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void WhenMergingReleaseBackToDevShouldNotResetBetaVersion()
         {
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/BaseVersionCalculators/MergeMessageVersionStrategy.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/BaseVersionCalculators/MergeMessageVersionStrategy.cs
index 537f0fd4a2..84d11bacbb 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/BaseVersionCalculators/MergeMessageVersionStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/BaseVersionCalculators/MergeMessageVersionStrategy.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ public virtual IEnumerable<BaseVersion> GetVersions(GitVersionContext context)
                         };
                     }
                     return Enumerable.Empty<BaseVersion>();
-                }).ToList();
+                })
+                .Take(5)
+                .ToList();
             return baseVersions;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/BaseVersionCalculators/TaggedCommitVersionStrategy.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/BaseVersionCalculators/TaggedCommitVersionStrategy.cs
index f511b9ac83..074541b343 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/BaseVersionCalculators/TaggedCommitVersionStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/BaseVersionCalculators/TaggedCommitVersionStrategy.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public IEnumerable<BaseVersion> GetTaggedVersions(GitVersionContext context, Bra
                     return null;
                 })
                 .Where(a => a != null)
+                .Take(5)
                 .ToList();
 
             return tagsOnBranch.Select(t => CreateBaseVersion(context, t));