diff --git a/lib/lifecycles/changelog.js b/lib/lifecycles/changelog.js
index 1eb16178e..136f8301a 100644
--- a/lib/lifecycles/changelog.js
+++ b/lib/lifecycles/changelog.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ function outputChangelog (args, newVersion) {
     var context
     if (args.dryRun) context = {version: newVersion}
     var changelogStream = conventionalChangelog({
-      preset: 'angular'
+      preset: 'angular',
+      tagPrefix: args.tagPrefix
     }, context, {merges: null})
       .on('error', function (err) {
         return reject(err)