diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bee25a9d20148e43ff1c473f30cb241c96b4de09..71642e176597b636781e7b9f10142a8ac335cc5f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test_after_vips_common_changes:
   script:
     - echo $VERSION
     - ./mvnw versions:use-dep-version -Dincludes=no.nibio.vips:VIPSCommon -DdepVersion=$VERSION -DforceVersion=true
-    - echo 'Build model with no.nibio.vips:VIPSCommon:$VERSION'
+    - echo 'Build model with no.nibio.vips:VIPSCommon:${VERSION}'
     - ./mvnw $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS $MAVEN_OPTS package
   tags:
     - vips-java