diff --git a/build-aux/git-version-gen b/build-aux/git-version-gen
index 106538f..b56731d 100755
--- a/build-aux/git-version-gen
+++ b/build-aux/git-version-gen
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-GIT_VERSION=$(git --no-pager describe --tags --dirty |sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g')
+GIT_VERSION=$(git --no-pager describe --tags --dirty |sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g;s/v//g')
 echo -ne ${GIT_VERSION}