diff --git a/create-packages.sh b/create-packages.sh
index 5374923b9e1cf6afb03ead52753b6d03fc2c2c95..420ae3a80cc9104f664b9a8969c7ac0770e6e576 100755
--- a/create-packages.sh
+++ b/create-packages.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ usage() {
 }
 
 parameters=0
-VERSION=$(awk -F\' '/__version__/{print $2}' wile_coyote/__init__.py)
+VERSION=$(awk -F\" '/__version__/{print $2}' wile_coyote/__init__.py)
 OPTS=$(getopt -o "h,d,r,w,a" --longoptions "help,deb,rpm,whl,all,push-deb" -- "$@")
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
     usage