diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 7576206..7f63e3e 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 upstream-branch=debian/upstream
 upstream-tag=debian/upstream/%(version)s
-upstream-vcs-tag=v%(version)s
 debian-branch=debian/unstable-swh
 pristine-tar=True