diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.js b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.js
index fb9d20eabcfb2ef4eaa0fe6a30eea8b012641ab2..e718ea106cd95c6e12c13bef9be3f5ded3254946 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.js
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ function generateBranchConfig(branchUpgrades) {
     upgrade.commitMessage = handlebars.compile(upgrade.commitMessage)(upgrade);
     upgrade.commitMessage = upgrade.commitMessage.trim(); // Trim exterior whitespace
     upgrade.commitMessage = upgrade.commitMessage.replace(/\s+/g, ' '); // Trim extra whitespace inside string
+    upgrade.commitMessage = upgrade.commitMessage.replace(
+      /to vv(\d)/,
+      'to v$1'
+    );
     if (upgrade.toLowerCase) {
       // We only need to lowercvase the first line
       const splitMessage = upgrade.commitMessage.split('\n');