diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml
index ceea63665fcb..7ba4a90a6f7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ env:
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      tag:
-        description: New version tag
+      version:
+        description: New version number (e.g. '1.2.3' without the 'v' prefix)
         required: true
 
 jobs:
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ruby-version: 2.6
 
-      - name: Bump Gem version
+      - name: Bump version
         run: |
-          git switch -c "release/${RELEASE_TAG}"
+          git switch -c "release/${RELEASE_VERSION}"
           bundle install
-          bundle exec gem bump -v "${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
-          git push -f --set-upstream origin "release/${RELEASE_TAG}"
+          bundle exec gem bump -v "${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+          git push -f --set-upstream origin "release/${RELEASE_VERSION}"
         env:
-          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
 
       - name: Create PR
         uses: actions/github-script@v5
         env:
-          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
           BASE: ${{ github.event.ref }}
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.get_token.outputs.token }}
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ jobs:
             const { data: notes } = await github.rest.repos.generateReleaseNotes({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
-              tag_name: process.env.RELEASE_TAG,
+              tag_name: `v${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION}`,
             });
             const today = new Date().toJSON().slice(0, 10);
-            const header = [`# CHANGELOG\n\n## ${process.env.RELEASE_TAG} / ${today}\n`];
+            const header = [`# CHANGELOG\n\n## ${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION} / ${today}\n`];
             const changes = header.concat(notes.body.split("\n").slice(3));
             const { data: content } = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
             const { data: head } = await github.rest.git.getRef({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
-              ref: `heads/release/${process.env.RELEASE_TAG}`,
+              ref: `heads/release/${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION}`,
             });
             const { data: commit } = await github.rest.repos.createOrUpdateFileContents({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
@@ -82,15 +82,15 @@ jobs:
               message: "Update CHANGELOG",
               content: Buffer.from(newContent).toString("base64"),
               path: "CHANGELOG.md",
-              branch: `release/${process.env.RELEASE_TAG}`,
+              branch: `release/${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION}`,
               sha: content.sha,
             });
             const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.create({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
-              head: `release/${process.env.RELEASE_TAG}`,
+              head: `release/${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION}`,
               base: process.env.BASE,
-              title: `Release ${process.env.RELEASE_TAG}`,
+              title: `Release ${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION}`,
               body: "Update CHANGELOG",
             });
             await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b0b95e5d95c4..78fccdf8db09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.get_token.outputs.token }}
           script: |
-            const tagName = process.env.RELEASE_BRANCH.split("/")[1];
+            const tagName = `v${process.env.RELEASE_BRANCH.split("/")[1]}`;
             await github.rest.git.createRef({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f85d243cf9d..e3584d01e604 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
-## v1.7.0 / 2022-02-18
+## 1.7.0 / 2022-02-18
 
 ### Fixed
 * Add missing type to `CloudWorkloadSecurityAgentRuleAttributes` by @api-clients-generation-pipeline in https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-ruby/pull/743
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 70f1cf8ef3e2..cca1500472f5 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ The release process is controlled and run by GitHub Actions.
 ### Update Changelog
 
 1. Open [prepare release](https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-ruby/actions/workflows/prepare_release.yml) and click on `Run workflow` dropdown.
-1. Enter new version identifier in the `New version tag` input box (e.g. `v1.7.0`).
+1. Enter new version identifier in the `New version number` input box (e.g. `1.8.0`).
 1. Trigger the action by clicking on `Run workflow` button.
 
 ### Review
 
-1. Review the generated pull-request for `release/<New version tag>` branch.
+1. Review the generated pull-request for `release/<New version number>` branch.
 1. If everything is fine, merge the pull-request.
 1. Check that the [release](https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-ruby/actions/workflows/release.yml) action created new release on GitHub.