diff --git a/concourse/tasks/build-theia-package.sh b/concourse/tasks/build-theia-package.sh
index 72f92208b..0a72e3ae7 100755
--- a/concourse/tasks/build-theia-package.sh
+++ b/concourse/tasks/build-theia-package.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ yarn global add lerna
 cd "$sources"
 qualified_version=${base_version}-${timestamp}
 echo "Version: ${qualified_version}"
-lerna version ${qualified_version} --exact --no-git-tag-version --no-push --yes
+lerna version $qualified_version --exact --no-git-tag-version --no-push --yes
 
 cd "$ext_sources"
 echo -e "\n\n*Version: ${qualified_version}*" >> README.md
diff --git a/concourse/tasks/theia-rc-build.sh b/concourse/tasks/theia-rc-build.sh
index d25025a8f..9d9139fed 100755
--- a/concourse/tasks/theia-rc-build.sh
+++ b/concourse/tasks/theia-rc-build.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 
 cd ${sources}
 yarn global add lerna
-lerna version "${version%-*}" || true --exact --no-git-tag-version --no-push --yes
+lerna version $version --exact --no-git-tag-version --no-push --yes
 ./build.sh
 
 cd ${ext_sources}