diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f2613b28..b1534da2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+                    <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                     <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                     <releaseProfiles>releases</releaseProfiles>
                     <preparationGoals>clean verify</preparationGoals>