diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e5633da0d0ee3a554bef50729b1f88a18f355c40..32b1e14b716cc55a8eb85688a389359dd97757a8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ version:up:
     - when: on_success
   
   script:
-    - PATCH_NUM_VAR_NAME=$(echo "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}" | tr "-" _)_PATCH_NUM
+    - PATCH_NUM_VAR_NAME=P_$(echo "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}" | tr "-" _)_PATCH_NUM
     - echo ${PATCH_NUM_VAR_NAME}
     - 'PATCH_NUM=$(curl -s --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/variables/${PATCH_NUM_VAR_NAME}" | jq -r ".value // empty")'
     - PATCH_NUM=$((PATCH_NUM + 1))