diff --git a/build_release.pl b/build_release.pl
index 7f0ce25..51cc0a9 100755
--- a/build_release.pl
+++ b/build_release.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ open my $fh, "<", "main.go" || die $!;
 my $version;
 while (<$fh>) {
   # CurrentVersion: "v0.04"
-  $version = $1 if /CurrentVersion\s*=\s*"(v[\d\.]+)"/;
+  $version = $1 if /CurrentVersion\s*=\s*"([\d\.]+)"/;
 }
 close $fh;
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 855817f..28272c1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-var CurrentVersion = "v0.0.1"
+var CurrentVersion = "0.0.1"
 
 func main() {
 	isServer := flag.Bool("server", false, "Run netgiv in server mode")