diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-bcards.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-bcards.yml
index 77542da..8ba6b7e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-bcards.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-bcards.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ jobs:
         elif [[ "$BRANCH_NAME" == Release/* ]]; then
           # Release = Swarm tests (Orange Pi arm64) - usando Dockerfile simples também
           VERSION_RAW=${BRANCH_NAME#Release/}
-          VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION_RAW" | sed 's/^[Vv]//')
+          # Only remove V/v if it's at the start and followed by a number (like v1.0.0)
+          VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION_RAW" | sed 's/^[Vv]\([0-9]\)/\1/')
           [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION="0.0.1"
 
           echo "tag=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -544,12 +545,16 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'Release/')
 
     steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
     - name: Extract version
       id: version
       run: |
         BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.ref_name }}"
         VERSION_RAW=${BRANCH_NAME#Release/}
-        VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION_RAW" | sed 's/^[Vv]//')
+        # Only remove V/v if it's at the start and followed by a number (like v1.0.0)
+        VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION_RAW" | sed 's/^[Vv]\([0-9]\)/\1/')
         [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION="0.0.1"
         echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "📦 Deploying version: $VERSION"