diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index eeeaa5a5..10b7d2fd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ publishing {
       groupId = 'io.github.pseudomuto'
       artifactId = rootProject.name
       version = System.getenv("GITHUB_REF_NAME")
+      // Strip "v" from version number
+      if (version.startsWith("v")) {
+        version = version.substring(1)
+      }
 
       pom {
         name = groupId + ':' + rootProject.name
diff --git a/examples/gradle/build.gradle b/examples/gradle/build.gradle
index 0031af7e..0f0a3abe 100644
--- a/examples/gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/gradle/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ protobuf {
   }
   plugins {
     doc {
-      artifact = "io.github.pseudomuto:protoc-gen-doc:v1.5.1"
+      artifact = "io.github.pseudomuto:protoc-gen-doc:1.5.1"
     }
   }