diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 891c382..2ef3a0c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ all: python go  ## Build source for all supported languages
 
 .PHONY: github-tag
 github-tag:  ## Create and push a tag with the current version
-	git tag -a ${PKG_VERSION} -m "${PKG_NAME} version ${PKG_VERSION}"
-	git push -u origin ${PKG_VERSION}
+	git tag -a ${PKG_VER} -m "${PKG_NAME} version ${PKG_VER}"
+	git push -u origin ${PKG_VER}
 
 .PHONY: py-publish
 py-publish: ## Build and publish the python package to PyPi