diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index 6bdb25a2b20f3173eac88ca900b3df3e91487569..bffbc776500a72d7d83d8e167bf062910ea709d0 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ GitLab Shell is an SSH access and repository management software developed speci
     cd /home/git
     sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse.git
     cd gitlab-workhorse
-    sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.7.1
+    sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.7.1
     sudo -u git -H make
 
 ### Initialize Database and Activate Advanced Features
diff --git a/doc/update/8.5-to-8.6.md b/doc/update/8.5-to-8.6.md
index e24a192f7af1978c6a2b3d872973765990d3e6da..712e9fdf93ac70f3c48cf1fa6107c9a7f0bbb84a 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.5-to-8.6.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.5-to-8.6.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ GitLab 8.1.
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-workhorse
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
-sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.7.1
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.7.1
 sudo -u git -H make
 ```