diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_rust.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_rust.yaml
index 1cc3b16..5f7b0e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_rust.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_rust.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check Cargo.toml version matches Release tag
       run: |
         CARGO_VERSION=$(grep '^version =' Cargo.toml | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
-        if [ "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" != "$CARGO_VERSION" ]; then
-          echo "Version mismatch: Cargo.toml ($CARGO_VERSION) doesn't match Release tag (${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v})"
+        if [ "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" != "$CARGO_VERSION" ]; then
+          echo "Version mismatch: Cargo.toml ($CARGO_VERSION) doesn't match Release tag (${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/})"
           exit 1
         fi
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e93be5e..39d2518 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "outlines-core"
-version = "0.1.19"
+version = "0.1.20"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Structured Generation"
 license = "Apache-2.0"