diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 93d01e82..966cf8f9 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ DOCKER_PASSWORD="$4"
 
 docker login -u "$DOCKER_USER" -p "$DOCKER_PASSWORD"
 
+VERSION="${VERSION//v}"
 SEMVER=( ${VERSION//./ } )   
 VERSION_LENGTH=${#SEMVER[@]}