diff --git a/pkgcrap/outdated_check.py b/pkgcrap/outdated_check.py
index eab24d9..919e8a0 100644
--- a/pkgcrap/outdated_check.py
+++ b/pkgcrap/outdated_check.py
@@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ def repo_get_latest_git(uri, pkg, verbose):
                 continue
             if tag.startswith(pkg.name):
                 tag = tag[len(pkg.name):]
-            if tag.startswith('version'):
-                tag = tag[7:]
+            version_prefixes = ['version', 'release']
+            for prefix in version_prefixes:
+                if tag.startswith(prefix):
+                    tag = tag[len(prefix):]
+                    break
             if not tag[0].isdigit() and tag[1].isdigit():
                 tag = tag[1:]
             tags.append(tag)