diff --git a/cps/helper.py b/cps/helper.py
index 489434c5..722a6245 100755
--- a/cps/helper.py
+++ b/cps/helper.py
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ def is_sha1(sha1):
 
 def get_current_version_info():
     content = {}
-    content[0] = '$Format: % H$'
-    content[1] = '$Format: % cI$'
+    content[0] = '$Format:%H$'
+    content[1] = '$Format:%cI$'
     # content[0] = 'bb7d2c6273ae4560e83950d36d64533343623a57'
     # content[1] = '2018-09-09T10:13:08+02:00'
     if is_sha1(content[0]) and len(content[1]) > 0: