diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 518f2ba1..29795300 100755
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 current_version = 0.1.8
 commit = True
 tag = True
+tag_name = {new_version}
+parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(?P<releaselevel>[a-z]+)?
+serialize =
+	{major}.{minor}.{patch}{releaselevel}
+	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]