diff --git a/concourse/tasks/build-vsix.sh b/concourse/tasks/build-vsix.sh
index 6451cb791..d919b77f4 100755
--- a/concourse/tasks/build-vsix.sh
+++ b/concourse/tasks/build-vsix.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if [ "$dist_type" != release ]; then
     npm version ${qualified_version}
     echo -e "\n*Version: ${qualified_version}*" >> README.md
 else
-    echo -e "\n*Version: ${base_version}*-RELEASE" >> README.md
+    echo -e "\n*Version: ${base_version}-RELEASE*" >> README.md
 fi
 
 npm install