diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 6e26392..d6edc6d 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ runs:
       id: version
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        version=$(${{ inputs.version_cmd }})
-        echo "sonar.projectVersion=$version" >> sonar-project.properties
+        version=$(${{ inputs.version_cmd }} | tr -d '\r\n')
+        echo "sonar.projectVersion=${version//$'\n'/\\n}" >> sonar-project.properties
 
     # Fetch base branch from the upstream repo so that Sonar can identify new code in PR builds
     - name: "📕 Fetch base branch"