diff --git a/tests/ci/test_version.py b/tests/ci/test_version.py
index 978edcc093e..011018be648 100644
--- a/tests/ci/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/ci/test_version.py
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 import unittest
 from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 import version_helper as vh
+from git_helper import Git
+
+CHV = vh.ClickHouseVersion
 
 
 class TestFunctions(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -32,3 +36,55 @@ class TestFunctions(unittest.TestCase):
         for error_case in error_cases:
             with self.assertRaises(ArgumentTypeError):
                 version = vh.version_arg(error_case[0])
+
+    def test_get_version_from_repo(self):
+        @dataclass
+        class TestCase:
+            latest_tag: str
+            commits_since_latest: int
+            new_tag: str
+            commits_since_new: int
+            expected: CHV
+
+        cases = (
+            TestCase(
+                "v24.6.1.1-new",
+                15,
+                "v24.4.1.2088-stable",
+                415,
+                CHV(24, 5, 1, 54487, None, 415),
+            ),
+            TestCase(
+                "v24.6.1.1-testing",
+                15,
+                "v24.4.1.2088-stable",
+                415,
+                CHV(24, 5, 1, 54487, None, 16),
+            ),
+            TestCase(
+                "v24.6.1.1-stable",
+                15,
+                "v24.4.1.2088-stable",
+                415,
+                CHV(24, 5, 1, 54487, None, 15),
+            ),
+            TestCase(
+                "v24.5.1.1-stable",
+                15,
+                "v24.4.1.2088-stable",
+                415,
+                CHV(24, 5, 1, 54487, None, 15),
+            ),
+        )
+        git = Git(True)
+        for tc in cases:
+            git.latest_tag = tc.latest_tag
+            git.commits_since_latest = tc.commits_since_latest
+            git.new_tag = tc.new_tag
+            git.commits_since_new = tc.commits_since_new
+            self.assertEqual(
+                vh.get_version_from_repo(
+                    "tests/ci/tests/autogenerated_versions.txt", git
+                ),
+                tc.expected,
+            )
diff --git a/tests/ci/tests/autogenerated_versions.txt b/tests/ci/tests/autogenerated_versions.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10028bf50c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ci/tests/autogenerated_versions.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# This variables autochanged by tests/ci/version_helper.py:
+
+# NOTE: has nothing common with DBMS_TCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+# only DBMS_TCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION should be incremented on protocol changes.
+SET(VERSION_REVISION 54487)
+SET(VERSION_MAJOR 24)
+SET(VERSION_MINOR 5)
+SET(VERSION_PATCH 1)
+SET(VERSION_GITHASH 70a1d3a63d47f0be077d67b8deb907230fc7cfb0)
+SET(VERSION_DESCRIBE v24.5.1.1-testing)
+SET(VERSION_STRING 24.5.1.1)
+# end of autochange
diff --git a/tests/ci/version_helper.py b/tests/ci/version_helper.py
index 825feb161ad..0543bf3de5d 100755
--- a/tests/ci/version_helper.py
+++ b/tests/ci/version_helper.py
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ class ClickHouseVersion:
     def tweak(self) -> int:
         return self._tweak
 
+    @tweak.setter
+    def tweak(self, tweak: int) -> None:
+        self._tweak = tweak
+
     @property
     def revision(self) -> int:
         return self._revision
@@ -190,7 +194,9 @@ class ClickHouseVersion:
             and self.tweak == other.tweak
         )
 
-    def __lt__(self, other: "ClickHouseVersion") -> bool:
+    def __lt__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
+        if not isinstance(self, type(other)):
+            return NotImplemented
         for part in ("major", "minor", "patch", "tweak"):
             if getattr(self, part) < getattr(other, part):
                 return True
@@ -220,10 +226,11 @@ ClickHouseVersions = List[ClickHouseVersion]
 
 class VersionType:
     LTS = "lts"
+    NEW = "new"
     PRESTABLE = "prestable"
     STABLE = "stable"
     TESTING = "testing"
-    VALID = (TESTING, PRESTABLE, STABLE, LTS)
+    VALID = (NEW, TESTING, PRESTABLE, STABLE, LTS)
 
 
 def validate_version(version: str) -> None:
@@ -263,14 +270,29 @@ def get_version_from_repo(
     versions_path: str = FILE_WITH_VERSION_PATH,
     git: Optional[Git] = None,
 ) -> ClickHouseVersion:
+    """Get a ClickHouseVersion from FILE_WITH_VERSION_PATH. When the `git` parameter is
+    present, a proper `tweak` version part is calculated for case if the latest tag has
+    a `new` type and greater than version in `FILE_WITH_VERSION_PATH`"""
     versions = read_versions(versions_path)
-    return ClickHouseVersion(
+    cmake_version = ClickHouseVersion(
         versions["major"],
         versions["minor"],
         versions["patch"],
         versions["revision"],
         git,
     )
+    # Since 24.5 we have tags like v24.6.1.1-new, and we must check if the release
+    # branch already has it's own commit. It's necessary for a proper tweak version
+    if git is not None and git.latest_tag:
+        version_from_tag = get_version_from_tag(git.latest_tag)
+        if (
+            version_from_tag.description == VersionType.NEW
+            and cmake_version < version_from_tag
+        ):
+            # We are in a new release branch without existing release.
+            # We should change the tweak version to a `tweak_to_new`
+            cmake_version.tweak = git.tweak_to_new
+    return cmake_version
 
 
 def get_version_from_string(