diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4ed8d60..163e830 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DATE := $(shell git log -1 --format=%cd --date=format:"%Y%m%d")
 ifeq ($(TAG),)
 	VERSION := 0.8
 else
-	VERSION := $(TAG:v%=%)
+	VERSION := $(TAG)
 endif
 ifneq ($(COMMIT), $(TAG_COMMIT))
     VERSION := $(VERSION)-next-$(DATE)