diff --git a/.github/workflows/conan.yml b/.github/workflows/conan.yml
index f329fa2..4084cb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conan.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ jobs:
         import os
 
         if '${{ github.event_name }}' == 'release':
-          print('::set-output name=CONAN_VERSION::' + os.environ['GITHUB_REF'].split('/')[-1])
+          release = os.environ['GITHUB_REF'].split('/')[-1]
+          if release.startswith('v'):
+            release = release[1:]
+          print('::set-output name=CONAN_VERSION::' + release)
           print('::set-output name=CONAN_CHANNEL::stable')
         else:
           assert '${{ github.event_name }}' == 'push'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index d78ef62..934af50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ jobs:
 
         if '${{ github.event_name }}' == 'release':
           release = os.environ['GITHUB_REF'].split('/')[-1]
+          if release.startswith('v'):
+            release = release[1:]
           print('::set-output name=DOCS_DIR::' + release)
           print('::set-output name=COMMIT_MSG::Publish docs for release ' + release)
         else: