code: def get_previous_version(self):
          
          gh = self.get_github_api()
          repo = gh.repository(self.repo_owner, self.repo_name)
          most_recent = None
          for release in repo.releases():
              # Return the second release that matches the release prefix
              if release.tag_name.startswith(self.project__git__prefix_release):
                  if most_recent is None:
                      most_recent = release
                  else:
                      return LooseVersion(self.get_version_for_tag(release.tag_name))
docs: Query GitHub releases to find the previous production release