diff --git a/scripts/make/build-release.sh b/scripts/make/build-release.sh
index b191ac9b..2fc3944f 100644
--- a/scripts/make/build-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/make/build-release.sh
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ log "calculating checksums"
 
 log "writing versions"
 
-echo "$version" > "./${dist}/version.txt"
+echo "version=$version" > "./${dist}/version.txt"
 
 # Create the verison.json file.
 #