diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5b4937f..fbda876 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ configurations {
 version = {
     def vd = versionDetails()
     if (vd.commitDistance == 0 && vd.lastTag ==~ /^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+([.-][a-zA-Z0-9.-]+)?/) {
-        vd.lastTag
+        vd.lastTag.replaceFirst(/^v/, "")
     } else {
         "0.0.0.${vd.gitHash}"
     }