diff --git a/Makefiles/Rules.inc b/Makefiles/Rules.inc
index 7104d86..cf2c4a6 100644
--- a/Makefiles/Rules.inc
+++ b/Makefiles/Rules.inc
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ release:: print_message
 release:: clean
 release:: all
 set_version:
-	$(eval VERSION = $(subst ',,0.3a-git-$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD --sq)))
+	$(eval VERSION = $(strip$(subst ',,0.3a-git-$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD --sq))))
 	$(eval SUPERMODEL_BUILD_FLAGS += -DSUPERMODEL_VERSION=\"$(VERSION)\")
 print_message:
 	$(info Building Supermodel Version $(VERSION))