diff --git a/hack/generate-static-manifest.sh b/hack/generate-static-manifest.sh
index aa50a43..9967901 100755
--- a/hack/generate-static-manifest.sh
+++ b/hack/generate-static-manifest.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 export RELEASED_VERSION="$1"
-envsubst < "./deploy/static/cert-manager-openshift-routes.yaml" > "cert-manager-openshift-routes-$RELEASED_VERSION.yaml"
+envsubst '${RELEASED_VERSION}' < "./deploy/static/cert-manager-openshift-routes.yaml" > "cert-manager-openshift-routes-$RELEASED_VERSION.yaml"
 exit 0