2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 9f7a9c7d9a41..da0a6585f1f7 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Generated by mksrcinfo v8
-# Fri Aug  5 11:45:54 UTC 2016
+# Fri Aug  5 11:48:29 UTC 2016
 pkgbase = libmatio-git
 	pkgdesc = C library with a fortran 90/95 module interface for reading/writing MATLAB MAT-files
-	pkgver = v1.5.8.7.ge387271
+	pkgver = 1.5.8.7.ge387271
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/tbeu/matio
 	arch = x86_64
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index bafbd8ff1780..36168895b2cc 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 _pkgname=libmatio
 pkgname=libmatio-git
-pkgver=v1.5.8.7.ge387271
+pkgver=1.5.8.7.ge387271
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='C library with a fortran 90/95 module interface for reading/writing MATLAB MAT-files'
 arch=('x86_64' 'i686')
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ conflicts=("${_pkgname}")
 
 pkgver () {
   cd "${_pkgname}"
-  git describe --tags | sed 's/-/./g'
+  git describe --tags | sed 's/^v//' | sed 's/-/./g'
 }
 
 build() {