diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 917a666c8..8ac66f132 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 current_version = 2021.3.1-rc2
 tag = True
 commit = True
-parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)\-(?P<release>.*)
-serialize = {major}.{minor}.{patch}-{release}
+parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)\-?(?P<release>.*)
+serialize = 
+	{major}.{minor}.{patch}-{release}
+	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
 message = release: {new_version}
 tag_name = version/{new_version}