diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/version.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/version.dart
index 644d1b518f2b3..33d405b3b6b31 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -1058,6 +1058,19 @@ class GitTagVersion {
       }
     }
 
+    // Check if running on a Shorebird release branch.
+    final String shorebirdFlutterReleases = _runGit(
+      'git for-each-ref --contains $gitRef --format %(refname:short) refs/remotes/origin/flutter_release/*',
+      processUtils,
+      workingDirectory,
+    ).trim();
+    final String? shorebirdFlutterVersion = LineSplitter.split(
+      shorebirdFlutterReleases,
+    ).map((e) => e.replaceFirst('origin/flutter_release/', '')).toList().firstOrNull;
+    if (shorebirdFlutterVersion != null) {
+      return parse(shorebirdFlutterVersion);
+    }
+
     // If we're not currently on a tag, use git describe to find the most
     // recent tag and number of commits past.
     return parse(