diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 8e9d363..688f8f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: read
     outputs:
-      version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
+      version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
 
     steps:
       # https://github.com/actions/checkout/tree/11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
diff --git a/api/src/config.py b/api/src/config.py
index 2f29b8e..5b93aff 100644
--- a/api/src/config.py
+++ b/api/src/config.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     def check_image_version(cls, v):
         if v == "":
             return None
-        if v and not v.startswith("v"):
-            return f"v{v}"
+        if v.startswith("v"):
+            return v[1:]
         return v
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
diff --git a/api/tests/test_config.py b/api/tests/test_config.py
index 9ad0944..6ce314c 100644
--- a/api/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/api/tests/test_config.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_settings_with_custom_settings():
         APP_NAME="api",
         APP_PACKAGE="api2",
         APP_ENV="production",
-        IMAGE_VERSION="v1.0.0",
+        IMAGE_VERSION="1.0.0",
         MARIADB_SERVER="127.0.0.1",
         MARIADB_PORT=3307,
         MARIADB_USER="user2",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_settings_with_custom_settings():
     assert custom.APP_NAME == "api"
     assert custom.APP_PACKAGE == "api2"
     assert custom.APP_ENV == "production"
-    assert custom.IMAGE_VERSION == "v1.0.0"
+    assert custom.IMAGE_VERSION == "1.0.0"
     assert custom.MARIADB_SERVER == "127.0.0.1"
     assert custom.MARIADB_PORT == 3307
     assert custom.MARIADB_USER == "user2"
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ def test_settings_with_custom_settings():
     )
 
 
-def test_image_version_without_v_prefix():
+def test_image_version_wit_v_prefix():
     custom = Settings(
-        IMAGE_VERSION="1.0.0",
+        IMAGE_VERSION="v1.0.0",
     )
-    assert custom.IMAGE_VERSION == "v1.0.0"
+    assert custom.IMAGE_VERSION == "1.0.0"
 
 
 def test_settings_missing_password():