diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8db05a48d..f24641acc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ after_success:
   - sha256sum build/* > build/SHA256SUMS
   - cat build/SHA256SUMS
 
-script:
-  - version=$(grep '\"version\":' src/drivers/webextension/manifest.json | sed 's/^.*\"version\": \"\(.*\)\".*$/\1/'); ./run build $version
+script: |-
+  version=$(grep '"version":' src/drivers/webextension/manifest.json | sed 's/^.*"version": "\(.*\)".*$/\1/'); ./run build $version
 
 deploy:
   provider: releases