diff --git a/installer/rpm/make_installer.sh b/installer/rpm/make_installer.sh
index bbee2b1..a3d5b1a 100755
--- a/installer/rpm/make_installer.sh
+++ b/installer/rpm/make_installer.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 cd installer/rpm/
 for i in $(git describe | tr "-" "\n"); do
 	if [ "$VER" == "" ]; then
-		VER=$i
+		VER=${i:1}
 	elif [ "$REL" == "" ]; then
 		REL=0.$i
 	else