diff --git a/forgejo-runner.sh b/forgejo-runner.sh
index 4c955b6..bc3d165 100755
--- a/forgejo-runner.sh
+++ b/forgejo-runner.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ function download() {
     local version="$2"
 
     if ! which forgejo-runner > /dev/null; then
-	curl -L --fail -sS $runner_repository/releases/download/$version/forgejo-runner-amd64 > /bin/forgejo-runner
+	if ! curl -L --fail -sS $runner_repository/releases/download/$version/forgejo-runner-${version#v}-linux-amd64 > /bin/forgejo-runner ; then
+	    # backward compatibility for for the naming scheme prior to 3.0.0
+	    curl -L --fail -sS $runner_repository/releases/download/$version/forgejo-runner-linux-amd64 > /bin/forgejo-runner
+	fi
 	chmod 755 /bin/forgejo-runner
     fi
 }