diff --git a/.github/workflows/sunnypilot-build-prebuilt.yaml b/.github/workflows/sunnypilot-build-prebuilt.yaml
index c11d82bf2b..e1b94dec99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sunnypilot-build-prebuilt.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sunnypilot-build-prebuilt.yaml
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ jobs:
             "${{ needs.build.outputs.new_branch }}" \
             "${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}" \
             "https://x-access-token:${{github.token}}@github.com/sunnypilot/sunnypilot.git" \
-            "-${{ needs.build.outputs.extra_version_identifier }}"
+            "${{ needs.build.outputs.extra_version_identifier }}"
 
           echo ""
           echo "----   ℹ️ To update the list of branches that auto deploy prebuilts  -----"
diff --git a/release/ci/publish.sh b/release/ci/publish.sh
index d723782934..e06434c4f2 100755
--- a/release/ci/publish.sh
+++ b/release/ci/publish.sh
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ SP_VERSION=$(cat $SOURCE_DIR/common/version.h | awk -F\" '{print $2}')
 
 # Add built files to git
 git add -f .
-if [ "$EXTRA_VERSION_IDENTIFIER" = "-release" ] || [ "$EXTRA_VERSION_IDENTIFIER" = "-staging" ]; then
-  export VERSION=${VERSION%"$EXTRA_VERSION_IDENTIFIER"}
+if [ "$EXTRA_VERSION_IDENTIFIER" = "release" ] || [ "$EXTRA_VERSION_IDENTIFIER" = "staging" ]; then
+  export VERSION=${VERSION%"-$EXTRA_VERSION_IDENTIFIER"}
   git commit --amend -m "sunnypilot v$VERSION"
 else
   git commit --amend -m "sunnypilot v$VERSION