diff --git a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
index 4a686fcc..30de6143 100644
--- a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+++ b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ modules:
       - mkdir -p ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/
       - VERSION="cooker"
       - if [[ $VERSION == "cooker" ]]; then VERSION=$(git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/\1/')-$(date +'%Y%m%d_%H%M'); fi
-      - $VERSION >> ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/version
+      - echo $VERSION >> ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/version
       - echo "DEBUG - reading version "
       - cat ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/version