diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 545bed5..8bb94a1 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 debian-branch = debian
 upstream-tree = tag
 debian-tag = debian/%(version)s
+upstream-tag = v%(version)s
 pristine-tar = False
 sign-tags = True
 sign-changelog = True