diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 20ad2c33..f129086a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # These ARGs must be before the first FROM. This allows them to be valid for
 # use in FROM instructions.
 ARG NNFMFU_TAG_BASE=ghcr.io/nearnodeflash/nnf-mfu
-ARG NNFMFU_VERSION=v0.0.2
+ARG NNFMFU_VERSION=0.0.2
 
 # Build the manager binary
 FROM golang:1.19-alpine as builder
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba9b874c..6feaeb12 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ IMAGE_TAG_BASE ?= ghcr.io/nearnodeflash/nnf-dm
 
 # The NNF-MFU container image to use in NNFContainerProfile resources.
 NNFMFU_TAG_BASE ?= ghcr.io/nearnodeflash/nnf-mfu
-NNFMFU_VERSION ?= v0.0.2
+NNFMFU_VERSION ?= 0.0.2
 
 DOCKER_BUILDARGS=--build-arg NNFMFU_TAG_BASE=$(NNFMFU_TAG_BASE) --build-arg NNFMFU_VERSION=$(NNFMFU_VERSION)