diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b0770fe..312aeea 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ version:
   - docker
   - hawkeye
   script:
-    - 'apk add git'
-    - 'git describe --tags > version'
+    - 'apk add git tr'
+    - 'git describe --tags | tr -d "\n" > version'
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - version