diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b8601638f..bee029124 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ VCS = git
 style = pep440
 versionfile_source = gwdetchar/_version.py
 versionfile_build = gwdetchar/_version.py
-tag_prefix = v
+tag_prefix = 
 parentdir_prefix =
 
 [aliases]