diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/git.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/git.go
index 5c8b7e4e9..012dddf40 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/git.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/git.go
@@ -242,5 +242,8 @@ func (g git) goPkgVersion() (string, error) {
 		}
 		version = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", lastSemver, dateCommit)
 	}
+
+	version = strings.TrimSpace(version)
+
 	return version, nil
 }