diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index 373786e..11f55ec 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-echo -n 'const char * sketchVersion = "' > gitTagVersion.h
-git --no-pager describe --tags --always --dirty | tr --delete '\n' >>gitTagVersion.h
-echo  -n '";' >> gitTagVersion.h
+echo "const char * sketchVersion = \"$(git describe --tags --always --dirty)\";" > gitTagVersion.h
 ~/arduino-1.8.5/arduino --verify test.ino
 rm gitTagVersion.h
diff --git a/flash.sh b/flash.sh
index 4041286..c385d4d 100755
--- a/flash.sh
+++ b/flash.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-echo -n 'const char * sketchVersion = "' > gitTagVersion.h
-git --no-pager describe --tags --always --dirty | tr --delete '\n' >>gitTagVersion.h
-echo  -n '";' >> gitTagVersion.h
+echo "const char * sketchVersion = \"$(git describe --tags --always --dirty)\";" > gitTagVersion.h
 ~/arduino-1.8.5/arduino --upload test.ino --pref custom_DebugLevel=esp32_none
 rm gitTagVersion.h