diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7cc9aef4e..3b2f407641 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <releaseProfiles>release,full</releaseProfiles>
           <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
-          <tagNameFormat>netty-${project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+          <tagNameFormat>netty-@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>