diff --git a/make-release.el b/make-release.el
index 00cce9321..b567236f0 100644
--- a/make-release.el
+++ b/make-release.el
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (let* ((heimdal-version (getenv "HV"))
-       (version-string (concat "Release" heimdal-version)))
+       (version-string (concat "Release " heimdal-version)))
   (find-file "configure.in")
   (re-search-forward "AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(heimdal,\\(.*\\))")
   (replace-match heimdal-version nil nil nil 1)