diff --git a/sw360/releases.py b/sw360/releases.py
index e5aec8c..f674bce 100644
--- a/sw360/releases.py
+++ b/sw360/releases.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def __get_releases_filtered(
         :type page_size: int
         :param sort: sort order for the releases
         :type sort: SortParam
-        :return: list of releases
+        :return: response from API
         :rtype: list of JSON release objects
         :raises SW360Error: if there is a negative HTTP response
         """
@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@ def __get_releases_filtered(
         else:
             resp = self.api_get(full_url)
 
-        if (resp and
-            "_embedded" in resp and
-                "sw360:releases" in resp["_embedded"]):
-            return resp["_embedded"]["sw360:releases"]
-
-        return []
+        return resp
 
     def get_release(self, release_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """Get information of about a release
@@ -128,9 +123,14 @@ def get_releases_by_name(
             else:
                 sort = ReleaseSortColumn.VERSION.desc()
 
-        return self.__get_releases_filtered(url_with_param, page, page_size,
+        resp = self.__get_releases_filtered(url_with_param, page, page_size,
                                             sort)
 
+        if resp and ("_embedded" in resp) and ("sw360:releases" in resp["_embedded"]):
+            return resp["_embedded"]["sw360:releases"]
+
+        return []
+
     # return type List[Dict[str, Any]] | Optional[Dict[str, Any]] for Python 3.11 is good,
     # Union[List[Dict[str, Any]], Optional[Dict[str, Any]]] for lower Python versions is not good
     def get_all_releases(
@@ -175,9 +175,14 @@ def get_all_releases(
         if sort is None:
             sort = ReleaseSortColumn.NAME.asc()
 
-        return self.__get_releases_filtered(url_with_param, page, page_size,
+        resp = self.__get_releases_filtered(url_with_param, page, page_size,
                                             sort)
 
+        if page == -1 and resp and ("_embedded" in resp) and ("sw360:releases" in resp["_embedded"]):
+            return resp["_embedded"]["sw360:releases"]
+
+        return resp
+
     def get_releases_by_external_id(self, ext_id_name: str, ext_id_value: str = "") -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """Get releases by external id. `ext_id_value` can be left blank to
         search for all releases with `ext_id_name`.
diff --git a/tests/test_sw360_releases.py b/tests/test_sw360_releases.py
index 183e8ca..772316e 100644
--- a/tests/test_sw360_releases.py
+++ b/tests/test_sw360_releases.py
@@ -313,8 +313,9 @@ def test_get_all_releases_with_paging_and_sorting(self) -> None:
         releases = lib.get_all_releases(page=2, page_size=5, sort=ReleaseSortColumn.NAME.asc())
         self.assertIsNotNone(releases)
         self.assertTrue(len(releases) > 0)
-        self.assertEqual("Tethys.Logging", releases[0]["name"])
-        self.assertEqual("1.3.0", releases[0]["version"])
+        rel = releases["_embedded"]["sw360:releases"]
+        self.assertEqual("Tethys.Logging", rel[0]["name"])
+        self.assertEqual("1.3.0", rel[0]["version"])
 
     @responses.activate
     def test_get_releases_by_external_id(self) -> None: