diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index 4472936b31d3c2753f3fe9cbfc8c98bb3d5eeedd..3c63d4601296b1310e18b349f74b9827209282c0 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
      -->
 
 <libvirt>
-  <release version="5.0.0" date="unreleased">
+  <release version="v5.0.0" date="unreleased">
     <section title="New features">
     </section>
     <section title="Improvements">