diff --git a/book/02-git-basics/sections/tagging.asc b/book/02-git-basics/sections/tagging.asc
index 30c323938..d1b3c243c 100644
--- a/book/02-git-basics/sections/tagging.asc
+++ b/book/02-git-basics/sections/tagging.asc
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ do so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:
 
 HEAD is now at 99ada87... Merge pull request #89 from schacon/appendix-final
 
-$ git checkout 2.0-beta-0.1
+$ git checkout v2.0-beta-0.1
 Previous HEAD position was 99ada87... Merge pull request #89 from schacon/appendix-final
 HEAD is now at df3f601... Add atlas.json and cover image
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