diff --git a/bump.ps1 b/bump.ps1
index 71e6978..24f94fe 100644
--- a/bump.ps1
+++ b/bump.ps1
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ $version = $null
 
 try
 {
-    $version = $( git describe --tags --abbrev=0 )
+    $version = $( git describe --tags --abbrev=0 ) -replace "v"
     if ($version -notmatch $versionPattern)
     {
-        Write-Error "Invalid version format. Expected: x.y.z"
+        Write-Error "Invalid version format $version. Expected: x.y.z"
         exit 1
     }
 
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ try
     Write-Host "New version: $newVersion"
     Write-Host "Creating new tag..."
 
-    git tag -a $newVersion -m "$message"
-    git push origin $newVersion
+    git tag -a v$newVersion -m "$message"
+    git push origin v$newVersion
 }
 catch
 {
diff --git a/bump.sh b/bump.sh
index 9288665..38aa268 100644
--- a/bump.sh
+++ b/bump.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ version=''
 
 # Get the current version
 version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)
+version=${version//v}
 if [[ ! $version =~ $versionPattern ]]; then
     echo "Invalid version format. Expected: x.y.z"
     exit 1
@@ -30,5 +31,5 @@ echo "New version: $newVersion"
 echo "Creating new tag..."
 
 # Create a new tag and push it
-git tag -a "$newVersion" -m "$message"
-git push origin "$newVersion"
+git tag -a "v$newVersion" -m "$message"
+git push origin "v$newVersion"