diff --git a/mdanalysis_sphinx_theme/_version.py b/mdanalysis_sphinx_theme/_version.py
index 0a2c578..0909a5f 100644
--- a/mdanalysis_sphinx_theme/_version.py
+++ b/mdanalysis_sphinx_theme/_version.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def get_config() -> VersioneerConfig:
     cfg = VersioneerConfig()
     cfg.VCS = "git"
     cfg.style = "pep440"
-    cfg.tag_prefix = ""
+    cfg.tag_prefix = "v"
     cfg.parentdir_prefix = "mdanalysis_sphinx_theme-"
     cfg.versionfile_source = "mdanalysis_sphinx_theme/_version.py"
     cfg.verbose = False
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 07785b5..e288c93 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ VCS = git
 style = pep440
 versionfile_source = mdanalysis_sphinx_theme/_version.py
 versionfile_build = mdanalysis_sphinx_theme/_version.py
-tag_prefix = 
+tag_prefix = v
 parentdir_prefix = mdanalysis_sphinx_theme-