diff --git a/cli/pkg/release/providers/timoni.go b/cli/pkg/release/providers/timoni.go
index c910bc4..c370e76 100644
--- a/cli/pkg/release/providers/timoni.go
+++ b/cli/pkg/release/providers/timoni.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package providers
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/cli/pkg/events"
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/cli/pkg/executor"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func (r *TimoniReleaser) Release() error {
 		container = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", r.project.Name, "deployment")
 	}
 
-	tag := r.config.Tag
+	tag := strings.TrimPrefix(r.config.Tag, "v")
 	if tag == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no tag specified")
 	}
diff --git a/cli/pkg/release/providers/timoni_test.go b/cli/pkg/release/providers/timoni_test.go
index 2060158..5446849 100644
--- a/cli/pkg/release/providers/timoni_test.go
+++ b/cli/pkg/release/providers/timoni_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ func TestTimoniReleaserRelease(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.Contains(t, calls, "mod push --version test --latest=false . oci://test.com/test")
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "with v prefix",
+			project: newProject("test", []string{"test.com"}),
+			release: schema.Release{},
+			config: TimoniReleaserConfig{
+				Container: "test",
+				Tag:       "v1.0.0",
+			},
+			firing: true,
+			force:  false,
+			failOn: "",
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, calls []string, err error) {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Contains(t, calls, "mod push --version 1.0.0 --latest=false . oci://test.com/test")
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "no container",
 			project: newProject("test", []string{"test.com"}),