diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index be4dbe7a5..ff681acfb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ install: "/bin/true"
 script:
 - export BRANCH=$(if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]; then echo $TRAVIS_BRANCH; else echo $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH; fi)
 - echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH=$TRAVIS_BRANCH, PR=$PR, BRANCH=$BRANCH"
-- if [ ! -z "${TRAVIS_TAG}" ]; then mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=${TRAVIS_TAG} clean install; else mvn clean install -q; fi
+- if [ ! -z "${TRAVIS_TAG}" ]; then mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=${TRAVIS_TAG:1}; fi
+- mvn clean install -q
 cache:
   directories:
   - "$HOME/.m2"