diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_package.yml b/.github/workflows/create_package.yml
index b0d896ce..76fc3378 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_package.yml
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ jobs:
       # base_ref for pull request check, ref for push
       run: |
         cd ./appimage_temp/sunshine
-        version=$(./sunshine.AppImage --version | grep -o -E '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
-        echo "sunshine_version=v${version}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        version=$(./sunshine.AppImage --version | grep -o -E 'v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+        echo "sunshine_version=${version}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Compare Versions
       if: ${{ ( github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.base_ref == 'master') && ( env.sunshine_version != needs.check_changelog.outputs.next_version ) }}
       run: |
diff --git a/sunshine/main.cpp b/sunshine/main.cpp
index 237b80ff..b5126f66 100644
--- a/sunshine/main.cpp
+++ b/sunshine/main.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int entry(const char *name, int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 namespace version {
 int entry(const char *name, int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  std::cout << PROJECT_NAME << " version: " << PROJECT_VER << std::endl;
+  std::cout << PROJECT_NAME << " version: v" << PROJECT_VER << std::endl;
   return 0;
 }
 } // namespace version