diff --git a/src/helpers.rb b/src/helpers.rb
index 9e0e5a0..82dc838 100644
--- a/src/helpers.rb
+++ b/src/helpers.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Helpers
   end
 
   def app_version()
-    return `git describe --tags`
+    `git describe --tags`.strip
   end
 
   def date_format(date)