diff --git a/desktop/Makefile b/desktop/Makefile
index 85d30c8c..9ac28eec 100644
--- a/desktop/Makefile
+++ b/desktop/Makefile
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ $(GOBIN)/rice:
 # Embed the current version number in the executable by writing version.go
 .PHONY: version.go
 version.go:
-	@echo "// DO NOT EDIT: Autogenerated by Makefile\n" > version.go
-	@echo "package main\n" >> version.go
-	@echo "const Version = \"$(VERSION)\"" >> version.go
+	@printf "// DO NOT EDIT: Autogenerated by Makefile\n" > version.go
+	@printf "package main\n" >> version.go
+	@printf "const Version = \"$(VERSION)\"\n" >> version.go
 
 rice-box.go: $(GOBIN)/rice editor/pull_release
 	$(GOBIN)/rice embed-go