diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 48ed4679..ca7c9527 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ version:
 	@echo "  VER  $(VERSION)"
 	$(shell sed -i -r -s 's/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/$(VERSION)/g' $(VERSION_FILES))
 	$(shell sed -i -r -s 's/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/$(VERSION_S)/g' $(VERSION_FILES))
-	@echo "#define MAJOR $(MAJOR)\n#define MINOR $(MINOR)\n#define PATCHLVL $(PATCH)\n#define BUILD $(BUILD)" > "addons/main/script_version.hpp"
-	@echo "#define TAC_VERSION_MAJOR $(MAJOR)\n#define TAC_VERSION_MINOR $(MINOR)\n#define TAC_VERSION_PATCH $(PATCH)\n#define TAC_VERSION_BUILD $(BUILD)" > "extensions/src/common/version.h"
+	@echo -e "#define MAJOR $(MAJOR)\n#define MINOR $(MINOR)\n#define PATCHLVL $(PATCH)\n#define BUILD $(BUILD)" > "addons/main/script_version.hpp"
+	@echo -e "#define TAC_VERSION_MAJOR $(MAJOR)\n#define TAC_VERSION_MINOR $(MINOR)\n#define TAC_VERSION_PATCH $(PATCH)\n#define TAC_VERSION_BUILD $(BUILD)" > "extensions/src/common/version.h"
 
 commit:
 	@echo "  GIT  commit release preparation"
diff --git a/addons/main/script_version.hpp b/addons/main/script_version.hpp
index 62331ff5..4ce3498e 100644
--- a/addons/main/script_version.hpp
+++ b/addons/main/script_version.hpp
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-#define MAJOR 1\n#define MINOR 14\n#define PATCHLVL 4\n#define BUILD 36
+#define MAJOR 1
+#define MINOR 14
+#define PATCHLVL 4
+#define BUILD 36
diff --git a/extensions/src/common/version.h b/extensions/src/common/version.h
index 683521ad..a0c161b3 100644
--- a/extensions/src/common/version.h
+++ b/extensions/src/common/version.h
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-#define TAC_VERSION_MAJOR 1\n#define TAC_VERSION_MINOR 14\n#define TAC_VERSION_PATCH 4\n#define TAC_VERSION_BUILD 36
+#define TAC_VERSION_MAJOR 1
+#define TAC_VERSION_MINOR 14
+#define TAC_VERSION_PATCH 4
+#define TAC_VERSION_BUILD 36