diff --git a/git-flow-release b/git-flow-release
index d436bb1..6705856 100644
--- a/git-flow-release
+++ b/git-flow-release
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 require_git_repo
 require_gitflow_initialized
 gitflow_load_settings
-VERSION_PREFIX=$(git config --get gitflow.prefix.versiontag)
+VERSION_PREFIX=$(eval "echo `git config --get gitflow.prefix.versiontag`")
 PREFIX=$(git config --get gitflow.prefix.release)
 
 usage() {