diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index 9a3c86e0..87a4086a 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 # Script to be run as part of the github pre-push hook.
 
 # create a of the git tags being pushed
-TAGS_PREFIXED_WITH_V=$(git tag -l | grep -E ^4)
+TAGS_PREFIXED_WITH_V=$(git tag -l | grep -E ^v)
 
 if [ -n "$TAGS_PREFIXED_WITH_V" ]; then
     echo "A tag incorrectly starts with 'v'."
     echo $TAGS_PREFIXED_WITH_V;
     exit 1
-fi
+fi
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