diff --git a/tools/version-checker/update-version b/tools/version-checker/update-version
index 948b67d..00d89cb 100755
--- a/tools/version-checker/update-version
+++ b/tools/version-checker/update-version
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const getLatestVersion = async () => {
 const getCurrentVersion = () => {
     try {
         const versionFile = fs.readFileSync('./.version');
-        return versionFile ? versionFile.toString() : null;
+        return versionFile ? versionFile.toString().trim() : null;
     } catch(_) {
         return null;
     }