diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 77b124887a..80196d6207 100644
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ RELEASE_BRANCH="${BRANCH}-v${NEW_TAG}" && \
 echo "Creating branch $RELEASE_BRANCH" && \
 git branch -m "$RELEASE_BRANCH" && \
 
-echo "New tag $NEW_TAG" && \
-git tag -a "$NEW_TAG" -m "Production ${NEW_TAG}" && \
+echo "New tag: release-v${NEW_TAG}" && \
+git tag -a "release-v${NEW_TAG}" -m "Production ${NEW_TAG}" && \
 
 echo "Pushing branch $RELEASE_BRANCH" && \
 git push origin --follow-tags "$RELEASE_BRANCH" && \
diff --git a/scripts/semver.sh b/scripts/semver.sh
index 456bafb6a8..e49bb4b0d7 100644
--- a/scripts/semver.sh
+++ b/scripts/semver.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ fi
 # echo "Current Version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
 
 
-
+#replace release-v text from tag
+CURRENT_VERSION_NUMS=(${CURRENT_VERSION//release-v/})
 #replace . with space so can split into an array
-CURRENT_VERSION_PARTS=(${CURRENT_VERSION//./ })
+CURRENT_VERSION_PARTS=(${CURRENT_VERSION_NUMS//./ })
 
 #get number parts
 VNUM1=${CURRENT_VERSION_PARTS[0]}