diff --git "a/\173\173cookiecutter.project_name\175\175/Makefile" "b/\173\173cookiecutter.project_name\175\175/Makefile"
index 7747ec1..d0e6fa4 100644
--- "a/\173\173cookiecutter.project_name\175\175/Makefile"
+++ "b/\173\173cookiecutter.project_name\175\175/Makefile"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	[ ! -f debian/changelog ] || dch -v $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION) -m --force-distribution -D `dpkg-parsechangelog -S Distribution` "New version"
 	make genchangelog-$(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION)
 	(git add -u; git commit -m "Version $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION)")
-	git tag -s -m $(NEW_MAJOR_VERSION) $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION)
+	git tag -s -m $(VERSION_MAJOR) $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION)
 
 check-changes:
 	@git log --pretty=oneline --decorate $(VERSION)..HEAD | grep -Eqc '.*' || (echo "No new changes since version $(VERSION)"; exit 1)