diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c392eefc20..1acfc5281f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ publish:
 
 	make test
 
-	read -p "Version: "  version; \
+	read -p "Version: " version; \
 	npm version $$version --message "v%s"
 
 	make build