diff --git a/version/mkversion.sh b/version/mkversion.sh
index cafaf858e..b28f50e4b 100755
--- a/version/mkversion.sh
+++ b/version/mkversion.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ xcode() {
 
     # CFBundleShortVersionString: the "short name" used in the App Store.
     # e.g. 0.92.98
-    echo "VERSION_NAME = \"$name\""
+    echo "VERSION_NAME = $name"
     # CFBundleVersion: the build number. Needs to be 3 numeric sections
     # that increment for each release according to SemVer rules.
     #
diff --git a/version/mkversion_test.go b/version/mkversion_test.go
index f693a80d6..5837a7bc3 100644
--- a/version/mkversion_test.go
+++ b/version/mkversion_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func xcode(name, semver string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("VERSION_NAME = %q\nVERSION_ID = %s", name, semver)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("VERSION_NAME = %s\nVERSION_ID = %s", name, semver)
 }
 
 func mkversion(t *testing.T, mode, in string) string {