diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 1ba1947..cebb3f2 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pipeline:
       - mkdir -p package/debian/prometheus-dnssec-exporter/usr/share/doc/prometheus-dnssec-exporter
       - |
         (for ref in $(git tag --sort=-refname | grep -v v0.0.0); do
-          echo -e "prometheus-dnssec-exporter ($${ref:1}) stable; urgency=medium\n"
+          echo -e "prometheus-dnssec-exporter ($(echo "$${ref}" | sed -re s/^v//)) stable; urgency=medium\n"
           git log --format='  * %s' "$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 $${ref}^)..$${ref}"
           DATE="$(git log --tags --simplify-by-decoration --pretty='format:%aD' "$${ref}^..$${ref}")"
           echo -e "\n -- s3lph <s3lph@kabelsalat.ch>  $${DATE}\n"