diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9035830c..1ede6834 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ ac_configure="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/configure"  # Please don't use this var.
 CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR="4"
 CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR="5"
 CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH="0"
-CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}\".PRE"
+CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}.PRE\""
 
 # Check CLIgen
 if test "$prefix" = "NONE"; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 18cc6aea..f02e3a49 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR="4"
 CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR="5"
 CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH="0"
-CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}\".PRE"
+CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}.PRE\""
 
 # Check CLIgen
 if test "$prefix" = "NONE"; then