diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0b997067c02f73ecf780d01798272448a3d71418..8ca180f55a1ae0e34f42c4528eb82246d31c9399 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ release-changelog-full:
     GIT_STRATEGY: clone
     GIT_DEPTH: 0
   script:
-    - git-chglog --template .chglog/unreleased.tpl.md --next-tag $(date +%y.%m) --output RELEASENOTES.md
+    - git-chglog --template .chglog/unreleased.tpl.md --next-tag "v$(date +%y.%m)" --output RELEASENOTES.md
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - RELEASENOTES.md