diff --git a/nix/config/release.nix.template b/nix/config/release.nix.template
index e06c6df42421b6d9f7d4a5ab97c3b4213f977c2c..c15beaaafcda2362d0368545ca47c49a44f41ecb 100644
--- a/nix/config/release.nix.template
+++ b/nix/config/release.nix.template
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 
   # this file is generated by nix/scripts/init-project.nix
   # please don't edit it manually
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/nix/scripts/release.nix b/nix/scripts/release.nix
index 6049e47038e49d16190ae4a60824e95f634e99ab..ee76fbcfbff9e49009a3cfea748fee88addc0361 100644
--- a/nix/scripts/release.nix
+++ b/nix/scripts/release.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ in
         exit 0
     fi
 
+    gitVersion=v$gitVersion
+
     echo_step "Write project version"
 
     export VERSION=$gitVersion