diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag-release-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/tag-release-and-publish.yml
index 098131b..0eac2be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag-release-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag-release-and-publish.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get the current version
         id: get_version
         run: |
-          VERSION=v$(cat Cargo.toml | grep -m 1 version | grep -o -P "\d+\.\d+\.\d+")
+          VERSION=$(cat Cargo.toml | grep -m 1 version | grep -o -P "\d+\.\d+\.\d+")
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Get Changelog line