diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index b810e283..2cda3145 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 @invoke.task
 def release(version):
-    invoke.run("git tag -a release-{0} -m \"Tagged {0} release\"".format(version))
+    invoke.run("git tag -a pyuv-{0} -m \"pyuv {0} release\"".format(version))
     invoke.run("git push --tags")
 
     invoke.run("python setup.py sdist")