diff --git a/cli/release.go b/cli/release.go
index b37abf9b57..e4ac1f246e 100644
--- a/cli/release.go
+++ b/cli/release.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func getNewReleaseType(current semver.Version, latest semver.Version) (string, e
 	} else if latest.Patch == current.Patch && len(latest.Pre) > 0 {
 		desc = "pre-release"
 	} else {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("BUG: unhandled scenario: current version: %s, latest version: %v", current, latest)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("BUG: unhandled scenario: current version: %s, latest version: %s", current, latest)
 	}
 
 	return desc, nil