diff --git a/.github/scripts/create-version.sh b/.github/scripts/create-version.sh
index d187220f10..0369e3ac54 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/create-version.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/create-version.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ function create_version() {
 
   if [ -z "$NEXT_RELEASE_VERSION" ]; then
       echo "NEXT_RELEASE_VERSION is empty, use version from Cargo.toml" >&2
-      export NEXT_RELEASE_VERSION=$(grep '^version = ' Cargo.toml | cut -d '"' -f 2 | head -n 1)
+      # NOTE: Need a `v` prefix for the version string.
+      export NEXT_RELEASE_VERSION=v$(grep '^version = ' Cargo.toml | cut -d '"' -f 2 | head -n 1)
   fi
 
   if [ -z "$NIGHTLY_RELEASE_PREFIX" ]; then