diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 434230e..1d90245 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 [ -z "${VERSION}" ] && VERSION=`basename \`pwd\`` \
                     && VERSION=${VERSION#*-}
 
-echo -n ${VERSION}
+printf ${VERSION}