diff --git a/ci/release.py b/ci/release.py
index d9ae95d..d751f7e 100755
--- a/ci/release.py
+++ b/ci/release.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     release = project.releases.create(
         {
             "name": f"Release {build_version}",
-            "tag_name": build_version,
+            "tag_name": f"v{build_version}",
             "description": f"Release {build_version}",
             "ref": "add-base-devel-tags",
             "assets": {