diff --git a/Rakefile.rb b/Rakefile.rb
index d9f6907..869d751 100644
--- a/Rakefile.rb
+++ b/Rakefile.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ TOOLS = File.expand_path("tools")
 NUGET = File.expand_path("#{TOOLS}/nuget")
 NUGET_EXE = File.expand_path("#{TOOLS}/nuget/nuget.exe")
 @version = ENV['APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME'] || '0.0.1-alpha1'
+@version = @version.sub "v", ""
 PROJECTS = Dir.glob('src/*').select{|dir| File.directory? dir }
 
 desc 'Retrieve things'