diff --git a/scripts/get-version.sh b/scripts/get-version.sh
index 94c3f0a..2f1e024 100755
--- a/scripts/get-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/get-version.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ROOT="$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd)"
 
 VERSION=
 if [ -s "$ROOT/../version.txt" ]; then
-    VERSION=$(cat "$ROOT/../version.txt" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+    VERSION=$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$ROOT/../version.txt")
 fi
 if [ -z "$VERSION" ] && [ -d "$ROOT/../.git" ]; then
     TAG=$(git tag --points-at HEAD | sed 's/v//')