diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index adb7e782..f445c963 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./build.sh --builddir ~/package-output/ --static build
           ver=$(cat .version)
-          if [ "$ver" != "${{github.ref_name}}" ]; then echo ".version does not match the Git tag"; exit 1; fi
+          if [ "v$ver" != "${{github.ref_name}}" ]; then echo ".version does not match the Git tag"; exit 1; fi
           mv ~/package-output/ ~/maddy-$ver-x86_64-linux-musl
           cd ~
           tar c ./maddy-$ver-x86_64-linux-musl | zstd > ~/maddy-x86_64-linux-musl.tar.zst