diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_docs_version_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create_docs_version_pr.yml
index 384f4453..fe8cb028 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_docs_version_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_docs_version_pr.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release:
-        description: 'Release tag or docs version to snapshot (for example v1.1.0, 1.1.2, 1.1.0, or 1.1). Prerelease values are skipped.'
+        description: 'Release tag or docs version to snapshot (for example v1.1.0, 1.1.2, 1.1.0, v1.1, or 1.1). Prerelease values are skipped.'
         required: true
         type: string
 
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ jobs:
             DOC_VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}.${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
             SOURCE_REF="refs/tags/v${BASH_REMATCH[1]}.${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
             SHOULD_EVALUATE=true
-          elif [[ "${RELEASE}" =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+          elif [[ "${RELEASE}" =~ ^v?([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
             DOC_VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}.${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
             SOURCE_REF="refs/tags/v${BASH_REMATCH[1]}.${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.0"
             SHOULD_EVALUATE=true
           else
-            SKIP_REASON="Skipping docs version PR for unsupported release input '${RELEASE}'. Use vX.Y.Z, X.Y.0, or X.Y."
+            SKIP_REASON="Skipping docs version PR for unsupported release input '${RELEASE}'. Use vX.Y.Z, X.Y.0, vX.Y, or X.Y."
           fi
 
           if [[ "${SHOULD_EVALUATE}" == "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/src/CrestApps.Core.Docs/README.md b/src/CrestApps.Core.Docs/README.md
index 531b238f..ef9ae54a 100644
--- a/src/CrestApps.Core.Docs/README.md
+++ b/src/CrestApps.Core.Docs/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ that snapshots the current docs as `X.Y` (for example, `v1.0.0` produces the `1.
 version, served under `/docs/1.0/`). Patch tags create the `X.Y` docs version only
 when that version does not already exist; otherwise they are logged and skipped
 successfully. Prerelease tags are also skipped successfully. The workflow can be
-run manually with a `vX.Y.Z`, `X.Y.0`, or `X.Y` input; two-part `X.Y` inputs
+run manually with a `vX.Y.Z`, `X.Y.0`, `vX.Y`, or `X.Y` input; two-part inputs
 snapshot the matching `vX.Y.0` tag. If branch protection requires PR checks,
 configure a `DOCS_VERSION_PR_TOKEN` repository secret backed by a GitHub App token
 or fine-grained personal access token with contents and pull-request write access
diff --git a/src/CrestApps.Core.Docs/docs/changelog/1.3.0.md b/src/CrestApps.Core.Docs/docs/changelog/1.3.0.md
index b2cf2674..b495ee5d 100644
--- a/src/CrestApps.Core.Docs/docs/changelog/1.3.0.md
+++ b/src/CrestApps.Core.Docs/docs/changelog/1.3.0.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ and preview builds are published from `main` under the `1.3.0` version prefix.
 - changes release documentation versioning so stable `vX.Y.Z` tag pushes create a pull
   request with the generated Docusaurus version files instead of generating
   versioned docs inside the Pages deployment artifact; the workflow also supports
-  manual runs for `vX.Y.Z`, `X.Y.0`, or `X.Y` inputs, creates the `X.Y` docs version
-  from patch tags only when that major/minor docs version does not already exist,
-  and skips prerelease tags successfully after logging why no docs version PR was
-  needed
+  manual runs for `vX.Y.Z`, `X.Y.0`, `vX.Y`, or `X.Y` inputs, creates the `X.Y`
+  docs version from patch tags only when that major/minor docs version does not
+  already exist, and skips prerelease tags successfully after logging why no docs
+  version PR was needed