diff --git a/.tekton/tasks/semantic-release.yaml b/.tekton/tasks/semantic-release.yaml
index c0cf6b8..71033bf 100644
--- a/.tekton/tasks/semantic-release.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/tasks/semantic-release.yaml
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ spec:
         git checkout $(params.source-branch)
         # run the semantic-release
         npx semantic-release --no-ci --branches $(params.source-branch)
-        cat .VERSION | tee $(results.version.path)
+        echo -n "$(cat .VERSION)" | tee $(results.version.path)