diff --git a/Casks/emacs-app-pretest/shield.json b/Casks/emacs-app-pretest/shield.json
index bc9032c4..b7b08409 100644
--- a/Casks/emacs-app-pretest/shield.json
+++ b/Casks/emacs-app-pretest/shield.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
   "namedLogo": "GNU Emacs",
   "logoColor": "white",
   "label": "pretest",
-  "message": "28.0.91-pretest"
+  "message": "v28.0.91-pretest"
 }
diff --git a/templates/Casks/emacs-app-pretest/shield.json.tpl b/templates/Casks/emacs-app-pretest/shield.json.tpl
index 195740ad..a6c068dd 100644
--- a/templates/Casks/emacs-app-pretest/shield.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/Casks/emacs-app-pretest/shield.json.tpl
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
   namedLogo: "GNU Emacs",
   logoColor: "white",
   label: "pretest",
-  message: .version
+  message: ("v" + .version)
 }