diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index c2187dc5..b8f79d56 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function updateVersion {
     fi
     crate_path="$WORKINGDIR/$CRATE_DIR/Cargo.toml"
     crate_path=${crate_path//\/\///}
-    $(replace_in_file "s/^version.*/version = \"$1\"/g" "$crate_path")
+    $(replace_in_file "s/^version =.*/version = \"$1\"/g" "$crate_path")
     echo "Path is $crate_path"
     if [ "$CRATE" = "librespot" ]
     then