diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 84e6f39..ce4518e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ steps:
       - cd sanoid
       - # checkout latest stable release or stay on master for bleeding edge stuff (but expect bugs!)
       - git checkout $(git tag | grep "^v" | tail -n 1)
-      - version=$(git tag | grep "^v" | tail -n 1)
+      - version=$(git tag | grep "^v" | tail -n 1 | tr -d v)
       - echo $version
       - ln -s packages/debian .
       - dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us