diff --git a/include/util/version.hpp.in b/include/util/version.hpp.in
index 54c935e6307..67b0b4fc76c 100644
--- a/include/util/version.hpp.in
+++ b/include/util/version.hpp.in
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #define OSRM_VERSION_MAJOR               @OSRM_VERSION_MAJOR@
 #define OSRM_VERSION_MINOR               @OSRM_VERSION_MINOR@
 #define OSRM_VERSION_PATCH               @OSRM_VERSION_PATCH@
-#define OSRM_VERSION_PRERELEASE_BUILD    @OSRM_VERSION_PRERELEASE_BUILD@
+#define OSRM_VERSION_PRERELEASE_BUILD    "@OSRM_VERSION_PRERELEASE_BUILD@"
 
-#define OSRM_VERSION__(A,B,C,D) "v" #A "." #B "." #C #D
+#define OSRM_VERSION__(A,B,C,D) "v" #A "." #B "." #C D
 #define OSRM_VERSION_(A,B,C,D) OSRM_VERSION__(A,B,C,D)
 #define OSRM_VERSION OSRM_VERSION_(OSRM_VERSION_MAJOR, OSRM_VERSION_MINOR, OSRM_VERSION_PATCH, OSRM_VERSION_PRERELEASE_BUILD)