diff --git a/build/VERSION b/build/VERSION
index f3d6a1a..21613c5 100644
--- a/build/VERSION
+++ b/build/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.2.7-live.1
\ No newline at end of file
+1.2.7-live.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index c549fbe..777d8c3 100644
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ VERSION=`cat VERSION`
 # Clone new code
 git clone https://github.com/ProtonMail/proton-bridge.git
 cd proton-bridge
-git checkout $VERSION
+git checkout v$VERSION
 
 # Enable debug log
 sed -i "s/build desktop/-debug build desktop/" Makefile