diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/assign_DISTNAME b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/assign_DISTNAME
index f6ba157b6c..13469d6b75 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/assign_DISTNAME
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/assign_DISTNAME
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # A helper script to be sourced into the gitian descriptors
 
 if RECENT_TAG="$(git describe --exact-match HEAD 2> /dev/null)"; then
+    RECENT_TAG="${RECENT_TAG#elements-}"
     VERSION="${RECENT_TAG#v}"
 else
     VERSION="$(git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD)"
diff --git a/contrib/guix/libexec/prelude.bash b/contrib/guix/libexec/prelude.bash
index 9705607119..dcc7885cd1 100644
--- a/contrib/guix/libexec/prelude.bash
+++ b/contrib/guix/libexec/prelude.bash
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fi
 ################
 
 VERSION="${VERSION:-$(git_head_version)}"
-DISTNAME="${DISTNAME:-bitcoin-${VERSION}}"
+DISTNAME="${DISTNAME:-elements-${VERSION}}"
 
 version_base_prefix="${PWD}/guix-build-"
 VERSION_BASE="${version_base_prefix}${VERSION}"  # TOP
diff --git a/contrib/shell/git-utils.bash b/contrib/shell/git-utils.bash
index 37bac1f38d..1a9aaadf78 100644
--- a/contrib/shell/git-utils.bash
+++ b/contrib/shell/git-utils.bash
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ git_root() {
 git_head_version() {
     local recent_tag
     if recent_tag="$(git describe --exact-match HEAD 2> /dev/null)"; then
+        recent_tag="${recent_tag#elements-}"
         echo "${recent_tag#v}"
     else
         git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD