diff --git a/scripts/release b/scripts/release
index 419eeb7c5..dad6f892e 100755
--- a/scripts/release
+++ b/scripts/release
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ begin
   puts "Merged #{source} into #{channel}"
 
   begin
-    run "echo '#{tag}' > .release-version"
+    File.write ".release-version", tag
     run "git add .release-version"
     run "git commit --message 'Version #{tag}'"
     run "git tag #{tag}"