diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0aafb2..f6a8e3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ To use this plugin you need to include the following block in your
 | auth_private_key |                             | The path to an SSH private key file.               |
 | git_path         | .                           | The path to the Git repository.                    |
 | push_options     |                             | The push options for the git tag push.             |
+| tag_prefix       |                             | The tag prefix for the versions.                   |
 
 ### Authentication
 
diff --git a/pkg/provider/git.go b/pkg/provider/git.go
index c816043..debcff9 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/git.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/git.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Repository struct {
 	auth          transport.AuthMethod
 	repo          *git.Repository
 	pushOptions   map[string]string
+	prefix        string
 }
 
 func (repo *Repository) Init(config map[string]string) error {
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ func (repo *Repository) Init(config map[string]string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if config["tag_prefix"] != "" {
+		repo.prefix = config["tag_prefix"]
+	}
+
 	gitPath := config["git_path"]
 	if gitPath == "" {
 		gitPath = "."
@@ -149,10 +154,10 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetReleases(rawRe string) ([]*semrel.Release, error) {
 
 	err = tags.ForEach(func(reference *plumbing.Reference) error {
 		ref := reference.Name().String()
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(ref, "refs/tags/") {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(ref, "refs/tags/"+repo.prefix) {
 			return nil
 		}
-		tag := strings.TrimPrefix(ref, "refs/tags/")
+		tag := strings.TrimPrefix(ref, "refs/tags/"+repo.prefix)
 		if rawRe != "" && !re.MatchString(tag) {
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CreateRelease(release *provider.CreateReleaseConfig) err
 		}
 		hash = resolvedRef.Hash()
 	}
-	tag := fmt.Sprintf("v%s", release.NewVersion)
+	tag := fmt.Sprintf("%sv%s", repo.prefix, release.NewVersion)
 	_, err := repo.repo.CreateTag(tag, hash, &git.CreateTagOptions{
 		Message: release.Changelog,
 		Tagger: &object.Signature{