diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 76d6d14..7db7d46 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ sha1sums=('SKIP')

 pkgver() {
   cd kdevelop
-  git describe --long | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r/;s/-/./g'
+  git describe --long | sed 's/^v//;s/\([^-]*-g\)/r/;s/-/./g'
 }

 prepare() {