diff --git a/monorepo/DevTools/src/MonorepoReleaseCommand.php b/monorepo/DevTools/src/MonorepoReleaseCommand.php
index 9bb96e52b49..b08fdd1517b 100644
--- a/monorepo/DevTools/src/MonorepoReleaseCommand.php
+++ b/monorepo/DevTools/src/MonorepoReleaseCommand.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ protected function askForNewVersion(): void
     {
         $this->newVersionType = $this->choice('What type of release is this?', static::VERSION_TYPES, 1);
 
-        if ($this->newVersionType && ($this->currentVersion !== 'v' . HydeKernel::VERSION)) {
+        if ($this->newVersionType && ($this->currentVersion !== 'v'.HydeKernel::VERSION)) {
             $this->info('Updating base to use framework constant');
             $this->currentVersion = 'v'.HydeKernel::VERSION;
             $this->currentVersionParts = explode('.', ltrim($this->currentVersion, 'v'));