diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index bec3f89..2a7bcc7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-k3s_version: v1.25.3+k3s1
+k3s_version: 1.25.3+k3s1
 
 k3s_packages:
   - epel-release
diff --git a/tasks/prepare.yml b/tasks/prepare.yml
index 91352e4..5e4819c 100644
--- a/tasks/prepare.yml
+++ b/tasks/prepare.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
     - name: Download K3s binary
       get_url:
-        url: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/{{ k3s_version }}/k3s
-        checksum: sha256:https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/{{ k3s_version }}/sha256sum-amd64.txt
+        url: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/v{{ k3s_version }}/k3s
+        checksum: sha256:https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/v{{ k3s_version }}/sha256sum-amd64.txt
         dest: /usr/local/bin/k3s
         owner: root
         group: root