diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index bd9aef5a817c42537a4ddfb453266f0be3855be9..ee169a8fc0e4ca23f9f365b41c3b10fa19f8c973 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     "testEnvironment": "node"
   },
   "release": {
+    "tagFormat": "${version}",
     "plugins": [
       "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
       "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",