diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d36f4f4..b0f0c4f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
                     <goals>deploy nexus-staging:release</goals>
+                    <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>