diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7d64adc..e3e76ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/axosyslog-cfg-helper
-          tags: type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          tags: type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
           sep-tags: ','
 
       - name: Build and push container image