diff --git a/anda/devs/zed/preview/update.rhai b/anda/devs/zed/preview/update.rhai
index 0c989e7421..a17dfec8da 100644
--- a/anda/devs/zed/preview/update.rhai
+++ b/anda/devs/zed/preview/update.rhai
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ for release in releases {
   }
   let tag = release.tag_name;
   tag.pop(4); // remove the "-pre" suffix
+  tag.crop(1); // remove "v"
   rpm.global("ver", tag);
   break;
   if rpm.changed() {