diff --git a/bin/git-release b/bin/git-release
index ae47e9f..a2abb71 100755
--- a/bin/git-release
+++ b/bin/git-release
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ if test $# -gt 0; then
     (( ++version ))
 
     case "$semver" in
-    major ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}$version.${BASH_REMATCH[3]}.${BASH_REMATCH[4]}${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
-    minor ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.$version.${BASH_REMATCH[4]}${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
+    major ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}$version.0.0${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
+    minor ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.$version.0${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
     patch ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.${BASH_REMATCH[3]}.$version${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
     esac
   fi