diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab8efa4f2..1a7f49716 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ release:
 		comparison="$$latest_tag..HEAD"; \
 		if [ -z "$$latest_tag" ]; then comparison=""; fi; \
 		changelog=$$(git log $$comparison --oneline --no-merges --format="* %h %s"); \
-	    github-release $(shell if [ $(PRE_RELEASE) != "0" ] ; then echo "-prerelease" ; fi) "status-im/status-go" "$(RELEASE_TAG)" "$(RELEASE_BRANCH)" "$(changelog)" "$(RELEASE_DIRECTORY)/*" ; \
+	    github-release $(shell if [ $(PRE_RELEASE) != "0" ] ; then echo "-prerelease" ; fi) "status-im/status-go" "v$(RELEASE_TAG)" "$(RELEASE_BRANCH)" "$(changelog)" "$(RELEASE_DIRECTORY)/*" ; \
 	else \
 	    echo "Aborting." && exit 1; \
 	fi