diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 3c853e9..7238400 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 When cutting a new release, tag the versioned change and then move the current
 major version.
 
-For example, right now I'm Releasing 1.1.0, so I'm going to:
+For example, right now I'm Releasing v1.1.0, so I'm going to:
 
 ```sh
-git tag 1.1.0
+git tag v1.1.0
 git push --tags
 ```