diff --git a/version-gen.sh b/version-gen.sh
index 5ab6f78f5..40c11441a 100755
--- a/version-gen.sh
+++ b/version-gen.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ fi
 
 VERSION="`echo \"$VERSION\" | sed -e 's/-/./g'`"
 
-echo -n "$VERSION"
+printf "%s" "$VERSION"