diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8b59382..27c93a3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 versioneer.VCS = 'git'
 versioneer.versionfile_source = 'machinist/_version.py'
 versioneer.versionfile_build = 'machinist/_version.py'
-versioneer.tag_prefix = '' # tags are like 1.2.0
+versioneer.tag_prefix = 'machinist-' # tags are like 1.2.0
 versioneer.parentdir_prefix = 'machinist-' # dirname like 'machinist-1.2.0'