diff --git a/scripts/relup-base-vsns.escript b/scripts/relup-base-vsns.escript
index 307d4f5fd..6c618ca45 100755
--- a/scripts/relup-base-vsns.escript
+++ b/scripts/relup-base-vsns.escript
@@ -285,4 +285,4 @@ print_warning(Msg) ->
     print_warning(Msg, []).
 
 print_warning(Msg, Args) ->
-    io:format(user, ?RED ++ Msg ++ ?RESET, Args).
+    io:format(standard_error, ?RED ++ Msg ++ ?RESET, Args).
diff --git a/scripts/relup-base-vsns.sh b/scripts/relup-base-vsns.sh
index 15b97921c..e05dff140 100755
--- a/scripts/relup-base-vsns.sh
+++ b/scripts/relup-base-vsns.sh
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ esac
 TAGS=( 'dummy' )
 TAGS_EXCLUDE=( 'dummy' )
 
-while read -r vsn; do
+base_versions="$(./scripts/relup-base-vsns.escript base-vsns "$CUR" ./data/relup-paths.eterm | xargs echo -n)"
+
+for vsn in ${base_versions}; do
     # shellcheck disable=SC2207
     TAGS+=($(git tag -l "${GIT_TAG_PREFIX}${vsn}"))
-done < <(./scripts/relup-base-vsns.escript base-vsns "$CUR" ./data/relup-paths.eterm)
+done
 
 for tag_to_del in "${TAGS_EXCLUDE[@]}"; do
     TAGS=( "${TAGS[@]/$tag_to_del}" )