diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 91ada3374..101ea8b1c 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 NEXT_FULL_TAG=$1
 
 # Get current version
-CURRENT_TAG=$(git tag | grep -xE 'v[0-9\.]+' | sort --version-sort | tail -n 1 | tr -d 'v')
+CURRENT_TAG=$(git tag | grep -xE '^v.*' | sort --version-sort | tail -n 1 | tr -d 'v')
 CURRENT_MAJOR=$(echo $CURRENT_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[1]}')
 CURRENT_MINOR=$(echo $CURRENT_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[2]}')
-CURRENT_PATCH=$(echo $CURRENT_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[3]}')
+CURRENT_PATCH=$(echo $CURRENT_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[3]}' | tr -d 'a')
 CURRENT_SHORT_TAG=${CURRENT_MAJOR}.${CURRENT_MINOR}
+CURRENT_LONG_TAG=${CURRENT_MAJOR}.${CURRENT_MINOR}.${CURRENT_PATCH}
 
 #Get <major>.<minor> for next version
 NEXT_MAJOR=$(echo $NEXT_FULL_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[1]}')
@@ -37,4 +38,4 @@ function sed_runner() {
 
 # RTD update
 sed_runner 's/version = .*/version = '"'${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}'"'/g' docs/source/conf.py
-sed_runner 's/release = .*/release = '"'${NEXT_FULL_TAG}'"'/g' docs/source/conf.py
\ No newline at end of file
+sed_runner 's/release = .*/release = '"'${NEXT_FULL_TAG}'"'/g' docs/source/conf.py