diff --git a/elixir/api.py b/elixir/api.py
index 1574907..83fe1b2 100755
--- a/elixir/api.py
+++ b/elixir/api.py
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ class ApiIdentGetterResource:
             resp.status = falcon.HTTP_NOT_FOUND
             return
 
-        if version == 'latest':
-            version = query.get_latest_tag()
+        if version in ('latest', 'latest-rc'):
+            rc = version == 'latest-rc'
+            version = query.get_latest_tag(rc=rc)
 
         symbol_definitions, symbol_references, symbol_doccomments, _ = query.search_ident(version, ident, family)
 
diff --git a/elixir/query.py b/elixir/query.py
index 5de950a..a5f7a90 100755
--- a/elixir/query.py
+++ b/elixir/query.py
@@ -185,8 +185,11 @@ class Query:
 
     # Returns the latest tag that is included in the database.
     # This excludes release candidates.
-    def get_latest_tag(self):
-        sorted_tags = self.scriptLines('get-latest-tags')
+    def get_latest_tag(self, rc):
+        if rc:
+            sorted_tags = reversed(self.scriptLines('list-tags'))
+        else:
+            sorted_tags = self.scriptLines('get-latest-tags')
 
         for tag in sorted_tags:
             if self.db.vers.exists(tag):
diff --git a/elixir/web.py b/elixir/web.py
index 6eb2c28..e50fe8f 100755
--- a/elixir/web.py
+++ b/elixir/web.py
@@ -234,8 +234,9 @@ class SourceResource:
             raise ElixirProjectError('Error', 'Path contains characters that are not allowed',
                               project=project, version=version, query=query)
 
-        if version == 'latest':
-            version = query.get_latest_tag()
+        if version in ('latest', 'latest-rc'):
+            rc = version == 'latest-rc'
+            version = query.get_latest_tag(rc=rc)
             resp.status = falcon.HTTP_FOUND
             resp.location = stringify_source_path(project, version, path)
             return
@@ -333,8 +334,9 @@ class IdentResource(IdentPostRedirectResource):
 
         ident = validated_ident
 
-        if version == 'latest':
-            version = query.get_latest_tag()
+        if version in ('latest', 'latest-rc'):
+            rc = version == 'latest-rc'
+            version = query.get_latest_tag(rc=rc)
             resp.status = falcon.HTTP_FOUND
             resp.location = stringify_ident_path(project, version, family, ident)
             return
@@ -361,8 +363,9 @@ class IncompleteURLRedirectResource:
             raise ElixirProjectError('Error', f'Unknown default project: {project}',
                                      status=falcon.HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
 
-        if version == 'latest' or len(version) == 0:
-            version = query.get_latest_tag()
+        if version in ('latest', 'latest-rc') or len(version) == 0:
+            rc = version == 'latest-rc'
+            version = query.get_latest_tag(rc=rc)
 
         resp.status = falcon.HTTP_FOUND
         resp.location = stringify_source_path(project, version, '/')
diff --git a/utils/speedtest.py b/utils/speedtest.py
index 0577f46..b943b06 100755
--- a/utils/speedtest.py
+++ b/utils/speedtest.py
@@ -83,14 +83,16 @@ def init_query(project):
 
 
 def get_ident(query, ident, version):
-    if version == 'latest':
-        version = query.get_latest_tag()
+    if version == ('latest', 'latest-rc'):
+        rc = version == 'latest'
+        version = query.get_latest_tag(rc=rc)
 
     return query.search_ident(version, ident[0], ident[1])
 
 def get_file(query, path, version):
-    if version == 'latest':
-        version = query.get_latest_tag()
+    if version == ('latest', 'latest-rc'):
+        rc = version == 'latest'
+        version = query.get_latest_tag(rc=rc)
 
     return query.get_file(version, path)