diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6cc219e..20c3b4b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ gitea-release: tools/yq/bin/yq tools/gitea-release/bin/gitea-release.sh goreleas
 	cp CHANGELOG.md .gitea-release/
 
 	# Create client-sdk-testsuite package
-	tools/yq/bin/yq -i '.version = "$(MKT_PROJECT_VERSION)"' ./misc/client-sdk-testsuite/dist/manifest.yml
+	tools/yq/bin/yq -i ".version = \"$(MKT_PROJECT_VERSION)\"" ./misc/client-sdk-testsuite/dist/manifest.yml
 	bin/cli app package -d ./misc/client-sdk-testsuite/dist -o .gitea-release
 
 	GITEA_RELEASE_PROJECT="edge" \