diff --git a/lib/release/release.js b/lib/release/release.js
index d2c1361e..6c98e243 100644
--- a/lib/release/release.js
+++ b/lib/release/release.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class StencilRelease {
                 name: remote.name,
                 url,
                 owner: match ? match[1] : null,
-                repo: match ? match[2] : null,
+                repo: match ? match[2].replace('.git', '') : null,
             };
         });
         const dirty =