diff --git a/release b/release
index f45d8e0..f030820 100755
--- a/release
+++ b/release
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ git pull origin $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
 read -e -p "Upload successful. Also tag? [y/N]"
 if [[ "$REPLY" == [Yy]* ]]; then
-  git tag "${VERSION}"
+  git tag "v${VERSION}"
   git push origin --tags
 fi