diff --git a/.gitsplit.yml b/.gitsplit.yml
index 7b8c0f04..a1569db2 100644
--- a/.gitsplit.yml
+++ b/.gitsplit.yml
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ splits:
 # List of references to split (defined as regexp)
 origins:
   - ^(0\.x)$ # the default branch
-  - ^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$ # the version tags
+  - ^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$ # the version tags