diff --git a/scripts/check-version-consistency.ts b/scripts/check-version-consistency.ts
index 235167b2d5..06d83bf493 100644
--- a/scripts/check-version-consistency.ts
+++ b/scripts/check-version-consistency.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@ const filesToCheck = [
 ]
 
 function main() {
-    const expectedVersion = process.argv[2];
+    let expectedVersion = process.argv[2];
     if (!expectedVersion) {
         console.error('Expected version argument is missing.');
         process.exit(1);
     }
 
+    if (expectedVersion.startsWith("v")) {
+        expectedVersion = expectedVersion.substring(1);
+    }
+
     for (const fileToCheck of filesToCheck) {
         const packageJsonPath = join(projectRoot, fileToCheck);
         const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));