diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index dfa736c5..e9362435 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish
         run: |
           npm config set provenance true
-          if node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version)" | grep "v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+$";
+          if node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version)" | grep "^[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+$";
           then
             echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
             npm publish --access public