fix: make v character in version tags optional (#423)

* fix: make v character in version tags optional

* fix: cross platform regex

* fix: test regex within grep.

* fix: add semantic tags prepended with v

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 
 #### Code of Conduct
 
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+This repository has adopted the Contributor Covenant as it's Code of Conduct. It is expected that participants adhere to
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 When fixing a bug it is fine to submit a pull request right away.
@@ -34,6 +33,11 @@ Please note that commit hooks will run automatically to perform some tasks;
 - run tests
 - build distributable files
 
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+
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