diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d67e9bb..0f4c3a7 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEBVERSION:=$(shell head -n 1 debian/changelog \
 ifneq ($(GIT_COMMIT),)
 export NGCP_VERSION := $(GIT_COMMIT)
 else
-export NGCP_VERSION:=$(DEBVERSION)
+export NGCP_VERSION := $(DEBVERSION)
 endif
 
 %: