diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f976162..cb7825c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo pip install qgis-plugin-ci==2.0.1
       - name: Release
         run: |
-          qgis-plugin-ci release ${GITHUB_REF##*/v} --transifex-token ${{ secrets.TX_TOKEN }} --github-token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} --osgeo-username ${{ secrets.OSGEO_USERNAME }} --osgeo-password ${{ secrets.OSGEO_PASSWORD }}
+          qgis-plugin-ci release ${GITHUB_REF##*/} --transifex-token ${{ secrets.TX_TOKEN }} --github-token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} --osgeo-username ${{ secrets.OSGEO_USERNAME }} --osgeo-password ${{ secrets.OSGEO_PASSWORD }}
 
   translations:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21debee..af46b14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ pre-commit install
 releases
 --------
 
-To make realeses, create a github release with tag name of format `vX.Y.Z` (optionally `vX.Y.Z-R`)
+To make realeses, create a github release with tag name of format `X.Y.Z` (optionally `X.Y.Z-R`)