diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 65c2a88b1..a05830c10 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import os
+import re
 import subprocess
 
 
 def create_tag():
-    subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "--all", "--tags"]) # fetch remote tags
+    subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "--all", "--tags"]) 
     # create new tag as per current release
     stream = os.popen('git describe --abbrev=0 --tags')
     current_tag = stream.read().strip()
-    # TODO(Xueyan): the current parsing is buggy, if the main version number is a two-digit number.
-    #      You need parse the string, e.g., the first string is 'v', and after 'v', there should be
-    #      two numbers seperated by a '.'
-    if current_tag[0] != 'v':
-        raise Exception("The tag name should start with v")
-    major_version = int(current_tag[1])
-    minor_version = int(current_tag[3])
-    q, r = divmod(minor_version + 1, 10)
-    return "v{}.{}".format(major_version + q, r)
+
+    if not re.match("^v[0-9]+[.][0-9]", current_tag):
+        raise Exception("Error: tag name does not follow expected pattern.")
+
+    version = current_tag[1:].split('.')
+
+    major_version = int(version[0])
+    minor_version = int(version[1])
+    increment, new_minor_version = divmod(minor_version + 1, 10)
+
+    return f"v{major_version + increment}.{new_minor_version}"
 
 
 def build_binary():
@@ -40,13 +43,13 @@ def main():
         raise Exception('ERROR: This script should be run in the root folder of the project.')
 
     tag_name = create_tag()
-    title = "Perses {}".format(tag_name)
+    title = f"Perses {tag_name}"
 
     # get built binary path
     jar = build_binary()
 
     # release
-    release_command = ['hub', 'release', 'create', '-a', jar, '-m', title, tag_name]
+    release_command = ['hub', 'release', 'create', '--browse', f"--attach={jar}", f'--message={title}', tag_name]
 
     pipe = None
     subprocess.check_call(