diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04573ccc25f35e8ddc3787b979e6f59b1c618798..342879a5908d8ed30cfe80f90f4a38b05002faac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ new_version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
 
 if [ "$old_version" != "$new_version" ]; then
   echo "$new_version" > "$f"
-  git commit -am "update version to '"$new_version"'"
+  git commit -am "update to version '"$new_version"'"
   git push origin # Is required because normal push does not necessarily happen
 fi