diff --git a/ct/karakeep.sh b/ct/karakeep.sh
index 1eb1a8b84..ce40976d7 100644
--- a/ct/karakeep.sh
+++ b/ct/karakeep.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function update_script() {
     cd /opt/karakeep/packages/db
     $STD pnpm migrate
     $STD pnpm store prune
-    sed -i "s/^SERVER_VERSION=.*$/SERVER_VERSION=${CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE}/" /etc/karakeep/karakeep.env
+    sed -i "s/^SERVER_VERSION=.*$/SERVER_VERSION=${CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE#v}/" /etc/karakeep/karakeep.env
     msg_ok "Updated Karakeep"
 
     msg_info "Starting Services"
diff --git a/install/karakeep-install.sh b/install/karakeep-install.sh
index 4fa9041a0..cabbf13d0 100644
--- a/install/karakeep-install.sh
+++ b/install/karakeep-install.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export DATA_DIR=/opt/karakeep_data
 karakeep_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 36 | cut -c1-24)
 mkdir -p /etc/karakeep
 cat <<EOF >/etc/karakeep/karakeep.env
-SERVER_VERSION="$(cat ~/.karakeep)"
+SERVER_VERSION="$(sed 's/^v//' ~/.karakeep)"
 NEXTAUTH_SECRET="$karakeep_SECRET"
 NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"
 DATA_DIR=${DATA_DIR}