diff --git a/scripts/release-check b/scripts/release-check
index 728d569fd..83e4c9fa0 100755
--- a/scripts/release-check
+++ b/scripts/release-check
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function docker_tag_exists() {
 }
 
 function find_release() {
-	curl -v --silent https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/releases 2>&1 | grep $1 > /dev/null
+	curl -v --silent https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/releases 2>&1 | grep -w $1 > /dev/null
 	echo $?
 }