diff --git a/scripts/get-otp-vsn.sh b/scripts/get-otp-vsn.sh
index fd5b4fd0b..a791318dc 100755
--- a/scripts/get-otp-vsn.sh
+++ b/scripts/get-otp-vsn.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-vsn=$(erl -eval '{ok, Version} = file:read_file(filename:join([code:root_dir(), "releases", erlang:system_info(otp_release), "OTP_VERSION"])), io:fwrite(Version), halt().' -noshell)
-
-echo "otp${vsn}"
+erl  -noshell -eval '{ok, Version} = file:read_file(filename:join([code:root_dir(), "releases", erlang:system_info(otp_release), "OTP_VERSION"])), io:fwrite(Version), halt().'