diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c5793ac..4a8d37b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 # Set for each plugin
 #
 file (READ "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/VERSION" PLUGIN_VERSION)
+string (STRIP "${PLUGIN_VERSION}" PLUGIN_VERSION)
 set (PLUGIN_NAME Wavetable)
 set (BUNDLE_ID com.socalabs.wavetable)
 set (AU_ID WavetableAU)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8b54409..f8536a4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.28
+1.0.28
\ No newline at end of file