diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 43dc16e9d5bd608c234480c2f865786b4daa8ff6..75f76789b2f8bf477705ffda2176f514082ad7c7 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [[ $2 =~ ^[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+((a|b)[0-9]+)?$ ]]; then
       # Change the version in package.json and test file
       sed -i "s/version\": \"$current/version\": \"$2/g" package.json
       sed -i "s/version').equal('.*/version').equal('$2');/g" test/integration/branches.js
-      sed -i "s/ release: .*/ release: $2/g" appveyor.yml
+      sed -i "s/ release: .*/ release: v$2/g" appveyor.yml
       if [[ "$1" =~ ^rel$ ]]; then
         # This is RELEASE: change the version in public installer + add the RELEASE flag
         sed -i "s/echo \"v.*\"/echo \"v$2\"/g" install.sh