diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5dd3199..3076774 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ version:
 	@if [ "$(CURRENT)" != "$(EXPECTED)" ]; then git tag -a "$(INCREMENTED)" -m "" 2>/dev/null || true; fi
 
 version2:
-	@sed -i "" "s/0.0.0/$(shell git describe)/g" pom.xml
-	@sed -i "" "s/0.0.0/$(shell git describe)/g" src/main/java/com/smartystreets/api/Version.java
+	@sed -i "" "s/0\.0\.0/$(shell git describe)/" pom.xml
+	@sed -i "" "s/0\.0\.0/$(shell git describe)/" src/main/java/com/smartystreets/api/Version.java