diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 5f59fc6f..3d80026c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ android {
         minSdk = 23
         targetSdk = 36
         versionCode = gitTags.trim().lines().size
-        versionName = gitDescribe.trim()
+        versionName = gitDescribe.trim().removePrefix("v").ifBlank { "0.0.0" }
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }