diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2918131c7a0..05020dae756 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "0")
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "11")
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
-SET(COMPLETE_VERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH})^
+SET(COMPLETE_VERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH})
 SET(RELEASE_NAME "Metis")
 SET(PROJECT_VERSION ${COMPLETE_VERSION})
 PROJECT(qgis${PROJECT_VERSION})