diff --git a/devtools/check-release.py b/devtools/check-release.py
index 6226a46..b6a2606 100755
--- a/devtools/check-release.py
+++ b/devtools/check-release.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def test_build_separate_build_dir(repo, release_commit):
 cd build; \\
 ../configure; \\
 make -j; \\
-""" % (tag_version(release_tag), release_commit)
+""" % (get_tag_version(release_tag), release_commit)
 
     run(cmd)