diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 87f6f03..bb820df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ image:
 release:
 	mkdir release
 	cp _build/* release
-	cd release; sha256sum --quiet --check sha256sums.txt
-	gh release create $(VERSION) -d -t $(VERSION) *
+	cd release; sha256sum --quiet --check sha256sums.txt && \
+	gh release create $(VERSION) -d -t v$(VERSION) *
 
 .PHONY: build