diff --git a/lib/config/presets/internal/helpers.ts b/lib/config/presets/internal/helpers.ts
index c29827f7f89bfd53ffcbd02f7904b6e215d9ed28..5908355481355755c7933f20a1fb70c57822b03f 100644
--- a/lib/config/presets/internal/helpers.ts
+++ b/lib/config/presets/internal/helpers.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const presets: Record<string, Preset> = {
     packageRules: [
       {
         extends: ['helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests'],
-        extractVersion: '^(?<version>v\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)$',
+        extractVersion: '^(?<version>v?\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)$',
         versioning:
           'regex:^v?(?<major>\\d+)(\\.(?<minor>\\d+)\\.(?<patch>\\d+))?$',
       },