diff --git a/FlatBuffers-release-process.md b/FlatBuffers-release-process.md
index f4a3ffc..1b7ee15 100644
--- a/FlatBuffers-release-process.md
+++ b/FlatBuffers-release-process.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Steps to release a new version of FlatBuffers to github:
 
 1. Push the tag to github (again not via a PR).
 
-   `git push origin v.X.X.X`
+   `git push origin vX.X.X`
 
 1. The result should be a tagged commit at the following: https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/tags