diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 5411c08..5fd3d91 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ pub mod build_info {
     }
 
     pub fn get_version() -> Build {
-        let version: Option<Version> = option_env!("GIT_VERSION").and_then(|s| Version::parse(s).ok());
+        // remove the preceding 'v' from the version which throws the parse off
+        let version: Option<Version> = option_env!("GIT_VERSION").and_then(|s| Version::parse(&s[1..]).ok());
         let short_hash: Option<&'static str> = option_env!("GIT_COMMIT_HASH");
 
         match (version, short_hash.map(|s| s.to_string())) {
