diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 2b721a232..6b2e5aacc 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func NewCmdRoot(streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 					fmt.Println("Please be aware that you are possibly running an outdated or unreleased version.")
 				}
 
-				if utils.Version != latestVersion {
+				if utils.Version != strings.TrimPrefix(latestVersion, "v") {
 					fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("The current version (%s) is different than the latest released version (%s).", utils.Version, latestVersion))
 					fmt.Println("It is recommended that you update to the latest released version to ensure that no known bugs or issues are hit.")
 					fmt.Println("Please confirm that you would like to continue with [y|n]")