diff --git a/scripts/prepare-release b/scripts/prepare-release
index 5f43a7f1..37d5f420 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare-release
+++ b/scripts/prepare-release
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
 
     # Create release notes artifact
     -t|--tag-out)
-      echo "v$new_version" > $2
+      echo "$new_version" > $2
       ;;
   esac
   shift