diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b6c94a76..e115823d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ VCS = git
 style = pep440
 versionfile_source = precice/_version.py
 versionfile_build = precice/_version.py
-tag_prefix =
+tag_prefix = v
 parentdir_prefix = precice-