diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index c8f7db71ca3..cb21367c4ca 100755
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ tasks:
   general:get-version:
     desc: Returns the version used in the project
     cmds:
-      - echo {{.VERSION}}
+      - echo v{{.VERSION}}
 
 vars:
   PROJECT_NAME: "arduino-cli"