diff --git a/get_version.sh b/get_version.sh
index 986f11e..6302a4c 100755
--- a/get_version.sh
+++ b/get_version.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ then
     VERSION=$(git describe --exact-match 2>/dev/null || echo "$MAJOR-git$(git show -s --pretty=format:%ci | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | tr -d '-').$(git show -s --pretty=format:%h)")$DIRTY
 else
     VERSION=$(head -n 1 ChangeLog || head -n 1 ../ChangeLog | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
-    if [ $VERSION = "master" ]
+    if [ "$VERSION" = "master" ]
     then
         VERSION=$VERSION-$(head -n 1 ChangeLog || head -n 1 ../ChangeLog | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
     fi