diff --git a/obs-packaging/kata-containers-image/update.sh b/obs-packaging/kata-containers-image/update.sh
index 360dba512d..839447e987 100755
--- a/obs-packaging/kata-containers-image/update.sh
+++ b/obs-packaging/kata-containers-image/update.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ replace_list=(
 
 verify
 rm -rf kata-containers.tar.gz
-image_tarball=$(find . -name 'kata-containers-'"${VERSION}"'-'"${kata_agent_hash:0:11}"'-*.tar.gz')
+image_tarball=$(find . -name 'kata-containers-'"${VERSION/\~/-}"'-'"${kata_agent_hash:0:11}"'-*.tar.gz')
 [ -f "${image_tarball}" ] || die "image not found"
 cp "${image_tarball}" kata-containers.tar.gz