diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index eb42ec9..a0e5ad1 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ -e package.yaml ]]; then
     hpack --force
 fi
 
-version=$(perl -ne '/^version: (.+)$/ && print "$1\n"' "${cabal_file}")
+version=$(perl -ne '/^version: (.+)$/ && print "$1\n"' "${cabal_file}" | tr -d ' ')
 git fetch origin
 
 # Ensure we are on origin/main